Full Text of SR0599 94th General Assembly
SR0599 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Illinois Senate was saddened to learn of the | 3 |
| death of Bernard J. Lachner, who passed away on November 4, | 4 |
| 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Lachner made many contributions in the field | 6 |
| of health care both in the State of Illinois and nationwide; | 7 |
| and
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| WHEREAS, An active student and football player, Mr. Lachner | 9 |
| graduated from Dowling High School in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1945 | 10 |
| and enrolled at the University of Notre Dame; after a year, he | 11 |
| was drafted by the Army and served in Tokyo just after World | 12 |
| War II ended; and
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| WHEREAS, After his discharge, Mr. Lachner attended | 14 |
| Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, where he received his | 15 |
| bachelor of science degree, followed by a masters degree in | 16 |
| business administration from the University of Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1954 Mr. Lachner moved to the Ohio State | 18 |
| University Hospitals where he rose to the position of assistant | 19 |
| dean of the College of Medicine and further served the | 20 |
| University as a whole as the vice president for Administrative | 21 |
| Operations; he was instrumental in the creation of the division | 22 |
| of hospital and health Services administration, serving as its | 23 |
| first director; and
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| WHEREAS, In the summer of 1972, Mr. Lachner accepted the | 25 |
| position of president and chief executive officer of the | 26 |
| Evanston Hospital Corp., which had never made an operational | 27 |
| profit in its 100 years; he turned it from a money-losing | 28 |
| operation into a nationally known center of excellence; and | 29 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. Lachner also served as the chairman of the |
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| American Hospital Association and was inducted into the Modern | 2 |
| Healthcare Health Care Hall of Fame in 1998; and | 3 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. Lachner is survived by his wife Bonnie; three | 4 |
| sons, Bernard (Michelle), Thomas (Beth) and James (Dorsey); and | 5 |
| five grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 7 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of
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| Bernard J. Lachner and we extend our sincere condolences to his
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| family and friends; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 |
| presented to the family of Bernard J. Lachner as an expression | 12 |
| of our respect for the life of a man who was dedicated to | 13 |
| making a difference in the world.
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