Full Text of SR0402 101st 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 former Illinois Senate President Thomas | 4 | | Hynes, who passed away on May 4, 2019; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, President Hynes spent three years studying to | 6 | | become a priest at Quigley Preparatory Seminary; he decided to | 7 | | take a different path and enrolled at Loyola University; he | 8 | | graduated in 1959; three years later, he graduated first in his | 9 | | class from Loyola Law School; his first job as a lawyer was at | 10 | | one of the city's most prestigious law firms, Jenner & Block; | 11 | | he later taught law at John Marshall Law School; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, President Hynes was elected an Illinois State | 13 | | Senator in 1970, and, only seven years later, became the | 14 | | youngest president in the history of the Illinois Senate; he | 15 | | was a top member of the Democratic National Committee and also | 16 | | headed President Bill Clinton's reelection campaign; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, President Hynes was an early chief sponsor of the | 18 | | Equal Rights Amendment, which the Illinois General Assembly | 19 | | ratified in 2018; he was a major supporter of increased funding | 20 | | for Chicago Public Schools; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, President Hynes served as Cook County 19th Ward |
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| 1 | | Democratic Committeeman for three decades until 2005; he became | 2 | | one of the most influential Democratic forces in Chicago; he | 3 | | also served as Cook County Assessor and was author of the | 4 | | State's homeowners' property tax exemption; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, President Hynes demonstrated the basic power of | 6 | | politics and public service by understanding and meeting the | 7 | | daily concerns of constituents and organizing them into a | 8 | | political force; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, President Hynes is survived by his wife, Judith; | 10 | | his sons, Deputy Governor Dan Hynes, Matt Hynes, and Thomas | 11 | | Hynes; his daughter, Leah Griffin; and 10 grandchildren; | 12 | | therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 15 | | former Illinois Senate President Thomas Hynes and extend our | 16 | | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | 17 | | and loved him; and be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of President Hynes as an expression of | 20 | | our deepest sympathy.
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