Full Text of HR0464 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Chester | 4 | | Slaughter of Chicago, who passed away on December 23, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Chester Slaughter was born and raised on the South | 6 | | Side of Chicago and was a successful product of the Chicago | 7 | | Public School system; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Chester Slaughter went on to attend Tennessee | 9 | | State University (TSU), earning his undergraduate degrees in | 10 | | political science and history in 1965; inspired by the civil | 11 | | rights movement and determined to make a difference in the | 12 | | lives of African Americans, he furthered his education at | 13 | | Howard University School of Law in Washington, D.C.; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Chester Slaughter participated in the Howard Law | 15 | | Journal and received his Juris Doctorate in 1968; while | 16 | | attending law school, he met the love of his life, Ruth Willis; | 17 | | and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Chester Slaughter's achievement as an outstanding | 19 | | defense attorney propelled him to become a trailblazer in the | 20 | | legal community and a vital cornerstone of four notable law | 21 | | firms; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Chester Slaughter's diverse career included | 2 | | working within the government and public sectors, where he | 3 | | served as a supervising Cook County State's Attorney, as | 4 | | General Counsel for the Maywood Park District, and as a hearing | 5 | | officer for the Cook County Metropolitan Water Reclamation | 6 | | District; he will forever be remembered for his remarkable | 7 | | 46-year career as a distinguished attorney, political advisor, | 8 | | community advocate, and mentor; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 10 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 11 | | we mourn the passing of Chester Slaughter and extend our | 12 | | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | 13 | | and loved him; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Chester Slaughter as an expression | 16 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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