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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The Senate is grateful to those members who have
3 devoted their energy and talent to the betterment of this body
4 and the well being of the people of the State of Illinois; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Lawrence M. Walsh of Elwood has been a member of
6 the Illinois Senate since 1997 and has served this body with
7 distinction; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Senator Walsh has served as Chairperson of the
9 Agriculture & Conservation Committee and has been a member of
10 the Committees on Local Government, Labor & Commerce, State
11 Government Operations, and Financial Institutions; and
 
12     WHEREAS, Senator Walsh's many legislative accomplishments
13 include sponsorship or co-sponsorship of legislation requiring
14 warning labels on retail gas pumps when fuels contain 2% or
15 more of MTBE, suspending the 5% sales tax on gasoline for six
16 months, increasing penalties for sexual predators who solicit
17 children over the Internet, creating a "one call" process to
18 promote easier and safer digging during excavation or
19 demolition, giving property tax relief to homeowners,
20 furthering Alzheimer's research, increasing funding for
21 education, and comprehensively rewriting the Illinois Grain
22 Code; and
 
23     WHEREAS, He passed landmark legislation making popcorn the
24 State Snack of Illinois; and
 
25     WHEREAS, His soft-spoken demeanor has made him a required
26 study for freshmen Senators honing their oratorical skills; and
 
27     WHEREAS, He has served on numerous Blue Ribbon Commissions
28 throughout the State; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, His early endorsement of Senator Barack Obama for
2 U.S. Senate helped catapult him to national prominence; and
 
3     WHEREAS, Senator Walsh has received many awards for his
4 public service; he has served as Jackson Township Supervisor,
5 as a Will County Board member, and as Will County Democratic
6 Chairman; and
 
7     WHEREAS, He is known for being a staff-friendly Senator who
8 opens up his home to all and never forgets a name; and
 
9     WHEREAS, Senator Walsh will be remembered fondly by those
10 who served with him in the Illinois Senate; he was elected Will
11 County Executive in November and he will ably serve the public
12 in his new position; therefore, be it
 
13     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
14 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Senator
15 Lawrence M. Walsh upon his retirement from the Senate and his
16 assumption of his new duties as Will County Executive, and we
17 offer our best wishes to him and his wife, Irene, their
18 children, Larry, Jr., Frank, Matthew, Sarah, Shawn and Brian;
19 and their ten grandchildren; and be it further
 
20     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
21 presented to Senator Larry Walsh as an expression of our esteem
22 and respect for our colleague and friend.