Full Text of HR1067 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Donald F. | 4 | | Flynn of Chicago, who recently passed away; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, He was a graduate of Leo High School and Marquette | 6 | | University and began his career as an accountant; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, He began a 15-year stint with Waste Management in | 8 | | 1972, holding positions that included chief financial officer, | 9 | | senior vice president, and director; in 1987, he and 2 other | 10 | | former Waste Management executives acquired controlling | 11 | | interest in the video rental business Blockbuster; he founded | 12 | | LKQ Corporation in 1998; the $2.8 billion recycled auto parts | 13 | | business, is named for the industry term "like, kind and | 14 | | quality"; and he was the major shareholder of Emerald Casino; | 15 | | and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, He was among a dedicated cadre of alumni whose | 17 | | support has been key to the survival of Leo High School, a | 18 | | Catholic school on the Southside of Chicago; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Donald Flynn was the beloved husband and best | 20 | | friend of Beverly; the dear father of Kevin (Susan), Brian | 21 | | (Michelle), and Dereck Millington, who was like a son; the dear |
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| 1 | | Bumpa of Donnie, Shannon, Brendan, Katie, and Dylan; and the | 2 | | fond brother of Robert (Patricia) Flynn and the late Marilyn; | 3 | | therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 5 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 6 | | we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of | 7 | | Donald Flynn; and be it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to the family of Donald Flynn as a symbol of our | 10 | | sincere sympathy.
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