Full Text of SR1495 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of James Perry "Jim" Hecht of Woodstock, who | 4 | | passed away on February 12, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jim Hecht was born in Woodstock on January 7, | 6 | | 1935; he graduated from Woodstock High School in 1953; he then | 7 | | graduated Cum Laude from Carleton College in Northfield, | 8 | | Minnesota with Phi Beta Kappa distinction in 1957; an | 9 | | undergraduate internship at the United Nations paved the way | 10 | | for his lifelong adherence to civic duty and interest; in June | 11 | | 1960, he earned his LL.B. from Yale Law School and was admitted | 12 | | to the Illinois Bar; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Jim Hecht practiced law at his own firm on the | 14 | | historic Woodstock Square for 53 years; as an attorney, he | 15 | | received the preeminent AV rating from his peers for the | 16 | | highest level of legal knowledge, ethical standards, and | 17 | | professional excellence; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Jim Hecht was involved in many community projects, | 19 | | including the Woodstock Opera House, the Bull Valley | 20 | | Association and Garden Clubs, the Illinois Migrant Council, | 21 | | Head Start of Woodstock, the McHenry County Conservation | 22 | | District and Audubon Society, the Woodstock Community Unit |
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| 1 | | School District 200, McHenry County College, and the Unitarian | 2 | | Universalist Church of McHenry County; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Jim Hecht was an avid jazz musician and | 4 | | aficionado, a fly fisherman, a traveler, an art and book | 5 | | collector, and an intellectual; upon retirement, he spend time | 6 | | with family and friends, fishing in his backyard pond, reading | 7 | | literature, listening to jazz standards and classical music, | 8 | | and soaking in the Midwest landscape and artistry; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Jim Hecht is survived by his six children and | 10 | | their families; his eight grandchildren; his brother and | 11 | | sister-in-law; his life partner and her family; his many | 12 | | nieces, nephews, and cousins; and his many lifelong friends; | 13 | | therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 16 | | James Perry "Jim" Hecht and extend our sincere condolences to | 17 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 18 | | further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of Jim Hecht as an expression of our | 21 | | deepest sympathy.
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