Full Text of HR0147 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to recognize the life and service of | 4 | | former State Representative Daniel Marshall Pierce, who passed | 5 | | away on February 13, 2020; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Pierce was born in Chicago on March 31, | 7 | | 1928; he moved to the North Shore when he was young and | 8 | | graduated from New Trier High School in Winnetka; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Pierce earned an undergraduate and a law | 10 | | degree from Harvard University and later served in the United | 11 | | States Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps during the | 12 | | Korean War; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Pierce began his career in the Illinois | 14 | | House in 1965 as a part of the legendary election involving the | 15 | | "Bed Sheet Ballot," a 33-inch long, 236-candidate ballot for | 16 | | all 177 seats in the Illinois House of Representatives; he was | 17 | | one of the three representatives of the 32nd District; during | 18 | | his time in the Illinois House, he served as Chairman of the | 19 | | House Revenue Committee, the Mental Health Investigating | 20 | | Committee, the Energy and Environment Committee, the Illinois | 21 | | Economic Fiscal Commission, and the Energy Resources | 22 | | Commission; he retired from the House in 1983; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Pierce continued his life of public service | 2 | | after his time in the Illinois House; he was elected Mayor of | 3 | | Highland Park in 1987 and reelected in 1991; he served a final | 4 | | term after being elected again in 1999; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Pierce served as a member of the North Shore | 6 | | Water Reclamation District, beginning in 2004; he served as | 7 | | president from 2006 until his passing in 2020; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Pierce served as a Democratic State Central | 9 | | Committeeman for the 10th Congressional District; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Pierce was a loving husband and father and | 11 | | was survived by his wife, Rhoda Pierce, three sons, and two | 12 | | stepsons; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Pierce was a mentor to many elected | 14 | | officials; he served with humility and conviction and believed | 15 | | deeply in bipartisanship; he was a friend to so many; | 16 | | therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 18 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 19 | | we recognize the life and service of former State | 20 | | Representative Daniel Marshall Pierce; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to Rep. Pierce's wife, Rhoda, as a symbol of our | 3 | | gratitude for his work in this body and his lifetime of public | 4 | | service.
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