Full Text of SR0081 95th General Assembly
SR0081 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 |
| learn of the death of Robert Francis Bernard of Burr Ridge, who | 4 |
| passed away on February 2, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Robert Francis Bernard was born in Chicago on May | 6 |
| 23, 1961; he was the co-founder of Whittman-Hart in 1984, his | 7 |
| information technology consulting firm named after characters | 8 |
| in the movie "The Paper Chase"; he was KPMG's High Tech | 9 |
| Entrepreneur of the Year in 1992, Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur | 10 |
| of the Year in 1997, and Crain's Chicago Business Executive of | 11 |
| the Year in 1999; he was serving as CEO of Whittman-Hart, a | 12 |
| successor company, with offices in nine U.S. cities at the time | 13 |
| of his passing; and
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| WHEREAS, He supported Children's Memorial Hospital, and | 15 |
| Marklund Foundation; he was a director of APAC Corporation; he | 16 |
| was involved in the Hinsdale/Burr Ridge community, serving as a | 17 |
| coach for his children's soccer program, T-ball and basketball | 18 |
| teams, and participating with his daughter in Indian | 19 |
| Princesses; he was an active member of the Clarendon Hills | 20 |
| Community Presbyterian Church; and
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| WHEREAS, In 2000 he allowed his corporate jet to be used to | 22 |
| transport a cardiac surgeon enroute to harvest a heart for a |
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| transplant; the heart was harvested, transplanted, and the | 2 |
| child's life was saved; and
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| WHEREAS, His passions included Chicago sports, especially | 4 |
| the beloved Chicago Cubs; he was an avid golfer and member of | 5 |
| Edgewood Valley Country Club; and he was a participant in the | 6 |
| Chicago Marathon; and
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| WHEREAS, Robert Francis Bernard is survived by his wife, | 8 |
| Elisa Fryer Bernard; his children, Kendal Elisabeth and Bryce | 9 |
| Robert; his parents, Sandra and Charles Homola; his sister, | 10 |
| Robin (Bill) Lewis; his grandmother, Mildred Toberman; his | 11 |
| aunt, Sharon Toberman; his niece, Brittany Lewis; and his | 12 |
| nephews, Billy and Bradley Lewis and Nolan Thomas Fryer; | 13 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 15 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 16 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Robert Francis Bernard; | 17 |
| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 |
| presented to the family of Robert Francis Bernard as a symbol | 20 |
| of our sympathy.
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