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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Mark W.
4Anderson of Chicago, who passed away on March 2, 2015; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Mark Anderson was born in Chicago on December 11,
61963; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Mark Anderson worked at several jobs, including
8one at a travel agency that introduced him to various portions
9of the European continent, before finding his place as a
10financial writer at Morningstar in 1997, bringing a creative
11verve to a dry topic; he graduated from Columbia College with a
12Bachelor of Arts in Journalism in 2003; he is best known as a
13writer for NBC's Ward Room, and, through his writing and
14activism, he played significant roles in the elections of at
15least one Chicago alderman and a member of the Illinois House
16of Representatives; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Mark Anderson was both a student and teacher of
18Chicago history and tavern culture, and a lover in equal
19measure of rock, jazz, and moments of quiet reflection; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Mark Anderson is survived by his wife, Sarah, and
21several acts of journalism that reverberate to this day;

 

 

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1therefore, be it
 
2    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
3NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
4mourn the passing of Mark W. Anderson, and extend our sincere
5condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved
6him; and be it further
 
7    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8presented to the family of Mark Anderson as an expression of
9our deepest sympathy.