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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the
3 State of Illinois learned with regret of the death of their
4 former colleague State Representative William D. Walsh of Oak
5 Brook on August 3, 2003; and
 
6     WHEREAS, William D. Walsh was born in Chicago on February
7 5, 1924; he valiantly served his country in the U.S. Navy
8 during World War II; and
 
9     WHEREAS, Representative Walsh married the former Barbara
10 Kennedy in 1948; he received a B.S. in Business Administration
11 from Loyola University in Chicago in 1948; and
 
12     WHEREAS, Prior to his service in the legislature, Mr. Walsh
13 worked as a sales representative for Burroughs Corporation
14 (Unisys) in Chicago and as vice president of Alpine Plastic Bag
15 in Chicago; he was a long-time partner in P.M. Walsh & Company
16 in Oak Brook Terrace; in 1959, he was elected to the Memorial
17 Park District Board of Commissioners; and
 
18     WHEREAS, Representative Walsh was elected for 10 terms to
19 the Illinois House of Representatives and served from 1961 to
20 1981; during that time he filled many roles including Assistant
21 Minority Leader, Assistant Majority Leader, and House Majority
22 Leader; and
 
23     WHEREAS, Representative Walsh was known for his integrity
24 and his knowledge of parliamentary procedure; he was a
25 proponent of community-based treatment for the mentally ill; he
26 played a leading role in the passage of the Regional
27 Transportation Authority, the oversight board for regional
28 mass transit; he also sponsored legislation that made community
29 colleges an integral part of the State's education system; he
30 was named "Most Respected Legislator" in the Chicago Tribune

 

 

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1 poll of the House of Representative members in 1978; and
 
2     WHEREAS, Representative Walsh was a member of the Board of
3 Directors of the Oak Trust and Savings Bank in Chicago, DuPage
4 National Bank in West Chicago, the Regional Transportation
5 Authority in Chicago, and was a member of the Prisoner Review
6 Board from 1992 to 1998; and
 
7     WHEREAS, The passing of Representative William D. Walsh was
8 deeply felt by many, especially his wife, Barbara; his sons,
9 Thomas, William Jr., David, and Terrence; his daughters,
10 Cynthia Cashen, Julie Doran, and Elizabeth Cullen; his
11 brothers, John, Robert, and Richard; and his 10 grandchildren;
12 his son, Peter, preceded him in death; therefore, be it
 
13     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
14 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
15 mourn the passing of our former colleague, State Representative
16 William D. Walsh, a man of integrity who was respected by his
17 peers; and be it further
 
18     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
19 presented to the family of William D. Walsh as an expression of
20 our deepest condolences.