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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
3 | | learn of the death of Robert M. Magnuson; and
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4 | | WHEREAS, Robert Magnuson earned his degree from Lake Forest |
5 | | College and an MBA from Harvard Business School; after working |
6 | | for the Zenith Radio Corporation for a few years, he joined |
7 | | Elmhurst Memorial Hospital as a Controller and Assistant |
8 | | Administrator until he was named President and CEO of the |
9 | | hospital in 1966; he served in that capacity until his |
10 | | retirement in 1992; following his retirement, he remained |
11 | | involved with the hospital by serving as a trustee; and
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12 | | WHEREAS, Robert Magnuson served as a board member, |
13 | | director, or officer of numerous business and healthcare |
14 | | associations, including the Illinois Hospital Association, the |
15 | | Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council, and the Chicago |
16 | | Hospital Council; he served as the director of Elmhurst Federal |
17 | | Savings from 1971 to 1993 and as director of First Colonial - |
18 | | York State Bank from 1993 to 1996; he also served as a faculty |
19 | | preceptor for the health sciences administration programs at |
20 | | both the University of Chicago and Northwestern University; and
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21 | | WHEREAS, Robert Magnuson was the recipient of numerous |
22 | | honors; in 1991, he was honored by the dedication of the $32 |