093_HR0273

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 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS,  The  members   of   the   Illinois   House   of
 3    Representatives   congratulate   Daniel   M.  Pierce  on  his
 4    retirement as Mayor of Highland Park; and

 5        WHEREAS, Mr. Pierce served as Mayor of Highland Park from
 6    1987 to 1995 and from 1999 to 2003; and

 7        WHEREAS, He is a graduate  of  New  Trier  Township  High
 8    School;  he received degrees from Harvard College and Harvard
 9    Law School; and

10        WHEREAS, Mr. Pierce served as an officer  in  the  United
11    States Air Force during the Korean conflict; and

12        WHEREAS,  Mr. Pierce is a former State Representative for
13    the 32nd District; as a State  Representative  from  1965  to
14    1985,  he  served as Chairman of the House Revenue Committee,
15    the Mental Health Investigating  Committee,  the  Energy  and
16    Environment   Committee,   the   Illinois   Economic   Fiscal
17    Commission,  and  the  Energy  Resources  Commission; he also
18    served on the House Public Utilities Committee; he served  as
19    House  Minority  Whip  for  two terms; during his legislative
20    career, he was named "Outstanding Legislator of the Year"  by
21    the  Independent  Voters  of Illinois, the U.S. Environmental
22    Protection Agency (Region V), the  Illinois  Association  for
23    Exceptional  Children,  the  Chicago Audubon Society, and the
24    Federation  of  Independent  Colleges  and  Universities   of
25    Illinois;  he  served  as  Vice President and Board Member of
26    Illinois Municipal League and Lake County  Municipal  League,
27    and  was  co-chairman  for  the  Fort Sheridan Joint Planning
28    Committee; before becoming Mayor, he presided  as  a  hearing
29    officer for the Illinois and Interstate Commerce Commissions;
30    and

31        WHEREAS,  Mr. Pierce is a retired partner of the law firm
 
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 1    of Altheimer & Gray; and

 2        WHEREAS, Mr. Pierce is past chairman of Public  Utilities
 3    and   Real   Estate   Tax   Committees  of  the  Chicago  Bar
 4    Association;  he  is  a  member  of  the  Government  Affairs
 5    Committee, the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, and
 6    the Chicago Chapter of the American Technion Society; he also
 7    serves on the  Board  of  Directors  for  the  Highland  Park
 8    Hospital and Highland Park Community Foundation; and

 9        WHEREAS, Mr. Pierce and his wife Rhoda have five children
10    and three grandchildren; therefore, be it

11        RESOLVED,   BY   THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES  OF  THE
12    NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,  that
13    we congratulate Daniel M. Pierce on his retirement after many
14    years  of  exemplary  public service and wish him good health
15    and happiness in all of  his  future  endeavors;  and  be  it
16    further

17        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
18    presented to Daniel M. Pierce as an expression of our respect
19    and esteem.