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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
former | ||||||
4 | Illinois State Representative Robert E. Mann, who passed away | ||||||
5 | on March 26, 2008; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Robert E. Mann graduated from the University of | ||||||
7 | Chicago with degrees in law and business; and
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8 | WHEREAS, As a young lawyer in 1962, Robert E. Mann was | ||||||
9 | chosen by Chicago's 5th Ward Democratic organization as a | ||||||
10 | candidate for the Illinois House of Representatives; not | ||||||
11 | content to remain dependent on the 5th Ward Democratic | ||||||
12 | organization, he broke away from the machine, running as an | ||||||
13 | independent Democrat in every subsequent race; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Robert E. Mann was a proud representative of his | ||||||
15 | Hyde Park district as a member of the Illinois House of | ||||||
16 | Representatives for 16 years; he, along with fellow legislators | ||||||
17 | Abner Mikva, Paul Simon, and Anthony Scariano, made up the | ||||||
18 | group known in Springfield as the "Kosher Nostra", a group well | ||||||
19 | known as champions of liberal causes who relished in bucking | ||||||
20 | party lines; he retired from the Illinois House of | ||||||
21 | Representatives in 1977; after his retirement, he practiced | ||||||
22 | law, yet never lost his zeal for politics and important issues; |
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2 | WHEREAS, Robert E. Mann always considered himself to be a | ||||||
3 | servant of the under-represented people of this State; he was | ||||||
4 | well known for his vigorous debates on the House floor on | ||||||
5 | issues such as the death penalty, the increase of welfare | ||||||
6 | benefits, gun control, and the protection of the Lake Michigan | ||||||
7 | shoreline; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Robert E. Mann was the beloved husband of Sylvia, | ||||||
9 | nee Romagnoli; the loving father of Stephen Mann, Stuart (Sara) | ||||||
10 | Mann, Laurie
(Shentil) Mann, and Elise Mann; the proud | ||||||
11 | grandfather of Alex Mendoza, Siena, Aaron, Kaia, Kezia, Simone, | ||||||
12 | and Remy Mann; the dear brother of Richard P. (the late | ||||||
13 | Rosalyn) Mann; the fond brother-in-law of Cynthia
Romagnoli; | ||||||
14 | and the beloved uncle to many nieces and nephews; and | ||||||
15 | WHEREAS, Robert E. Mann's independent spirit and | ||||||
16 | compassionate demeanor have been an inspiration to countless | ||||||
17 | legislators in this State and elsewhere to always serve the | ||||||
18 | people with kindness, respect, and dignity; therefore, be it
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19 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
20 | NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
21 | mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of the | ||||||
22 | great legislator Robert E. Mann; and be it further
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1 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
2 | presented to the family of Robert E. Mann as an expression of | ||||||
3 | our sympathy.
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