Full Text of SR0891 94th General Assembly
SR0891 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to express | 3 |
| their sincere condolences to the family and friends of James E. | 4 |
| Baumhart of Palos Heights, who passed away on November 12, | 5 |
| 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, James Baumhart was born on New Year's Day, January | 7 |
| 1, 1940, in St. Benedict Parish on the North Side of Chicago, | 8 |
| Illinois; he was the youngest child of a butcher and a | 9 |
| homemaker; and
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| WHEREAS, James Baumhart was a 1957 graduate of DePaul | 11 |
| Academy, attended Xavier University in Ohio, and received his | 12 |
| Bachelor's degree in business from Loyola University; and
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| WHEREAS, James Baumhart began his career with the Better | 14 |
| Business Bureau in 1964, and worked his way up to executive | 15 |
| vice-president and then president; he was known for his | 16 |
| dedication to the Bureau, working to improve ethical business | 17 |
| relationships in northern Illinois and across the country; and
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| WHEREAS, He met his wife, Barbara, while both of them | 19 |
| worked for Bureau; they were matched together to plan an annual | 20 |
| company dinner in 1972 and fell in love, marrying on | 21 |
| Independence Day in 1974; and
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| WHEREAS, James Baumhart was a past president of the | 23 |
| Catholic Charities Adoptive Parents Guild, emeritus director | 24 |
| of St. Benedict High School, a former president of the Palos | 25 |
| Heights Garden Civic Association, and vice chairman of Marist | 26 |
| High School; and | 27 |
| WHEREAS, James Baumhart was an avid golfer and sports fan; | 28 |
| he was extremely generous; and he was actively involved in the | 29 |
| Neighborhood Boys & Girls Club; and |
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| WHEREAS, James Baumhart was the devoted husband of Barbara | 2 |
| (nee Jerome); the cherished father of Peter, Charles, and Jon | 3 |
| Baumhart; the loving brother of the Reverend Raymond C. | 4 |
| Baumhart, SJ, Dorothy (late Harold) Unger, late Jerome (Judy) | 5 |
| Baumhart, and Florence (Robert) Biewald; and the fond uncle of | 6 |
| numerous nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 8 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 9 |
| his family and friends, the passing of James Baumhart; and be | 10 |
| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 |
| presented to the family of James Baumhart.
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