Full Text of HR0008 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to honor our esteemed colleague, | 4 | | State Representative Daniel J. Burke, on his 28 years as a | 5 | | member of the Illinois General Assembly and to thank him for | 6 | | his dedicated service to our State and his community; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Representative Burke was born and raised on the | 8 | | South Side of Chicago, the son of the late Alderman Joseph P. | 9 | | Burke and Ann G. Burke, brother to Alderman Edward M. Burke and | 10 | | the late Chicago Police Officer Joseph P. Burke; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Representative Burke comes from a family with | 12 | | strong ties to the City of Chicago and the State of Illinois, | 13 | | but he has forged his own path while continuing his family's | 14 | | legacy of public service; he has served as the Assistant | 15 | | Majority Leader for the House Democratic Caucus for 12 years; | 16 | | he has held the position of Chairman of the House Executive | 17 | | Committee for the last 22 years; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Representative Burke has served as a mentor and | 19 | | confidante to many of his colleagues, past and present, for the | 20 | | last two decades; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, In the Legislature, Representative Burke has been |
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| 1 | | a steady and forceful voice for immigrants, children, police | 2 | | officers, and fire fighters as well as an advocate for animal | 3 | | rights; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Among the notable bills he championed is the | 5 | | Colleen O'Sullivan Law, which was enacted during the 93rd | 6 | | General Assembly; after a young former Statehouse Attorney lost | 7 | | her life due to shockable cardiac arrest while training for the | 8 | | Chicago Marathon, O'Sullivan's family and friends enlisted | 9 | | Representative Burke to help fight for a law requiring public | 10 | | venues to have automated external defibrillators and to expand | 11 | | life-saving training; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Representative Burke always carried himself as a | 13 | | consummate statesman, and those close to him will always | 14 | | remember him as a caring friend, a talented piano player, and | 15 | | the best dog dad; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 17 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 18 | | we congratulate and honor State Representative Daniel J. Burke | 19 | | for his dedicated service as a member of the Illinois House of | 20 | | Representatives, and we wish him the best in his future | 21 | | endeavors; and be it further
| 22 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to Representative Burke as an expression of our | 2 | | esteem and respect.
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