Full Text of SR0530 95th General Assembly
SR0530 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 Albert Lee "Bert" Daniels of Bridgman, | 4 |
| Michigan, formerly of Elmhurst, who passed away on January 17, | 5 |
| 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Daniels was born September 15, 1917 in | 7 |
| Chicago, the son of the late Lee and Alice, nee Daly Daniels; | 8 |
| he was an Eagle Scout and attended York High School in Elmhurst | 9 |
| and graduated from St. Joseph High School in St. Joseph, | 10 |
| Michigan; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Daniels and the former Evelyn Bousfield were | 12 |
| married on February 22, 1935, a union that lasted 73 years; he | 13 |
| was a 1941 graduate of Michigan State University with a | 14 |
| Bachelor of Science degree in Police Administration and became | 15 |
| the chief of campus police at Michigan State University; he | 16 |
| later successfully completed advanced training through the | 17 |
| Federal Bureau of Investigation in 1942; and
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| WHEREAS, Upon entering the military, Mr. Daniels was a LT | 19 |
| JG in the United States Navy and served during World War II in | 20 |
| the South Pacific on the USS Frazier DD607, earning numerous | 21 |
| awards and citations leading to an honorable discharge in 1946; | 22 |
| he was further honored in 1999 for his military service by the |
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| City of Elmhurst, when he was chosen as the Grand Marshall for | 2 |
| that town's Memorial Day celebration; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Daniels received his Juris Doctorate in 1950 | 4 |
| from Kent College of Law, working during the day at Continental | 5 |
| Casualty Insurance while attending law school at night; he was | 6 |
| President of legal fraternity Phi Delta Phi at Kent Law School; | 7 |
| he was an Assistant Illinois Attorney General from 1972 to 1985 | 8 |
| and had been an Assistant United States Trustee in Bankruptcy | 9 |
| Court; while in private practice, he handled many private | 10 |
| adoptions and helped place hundreds of infants with parents; he | 11 |
| was a member of the American Bar since 1950 and practiced law | 12 |
| in Chicago and Elmhurst until 1991, when he retired to Bridgman | 13 |
| and Naples, Florida; he also found time for fishing, golfing | 14 |
| and tennis; and | 15 |
| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents, Alice | 16 |
| Rae, nee Daly and Lee E. Daniels, a former DuPage County, | 17 |
| Illinois States Attorney and Illinois State Representative; | 18 |
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| WHEREAS, Bert Daniels was a devoted husband, loving father, | 20 |
| doting grandfather, proud great-grandfather, great-great | 21 |
| grandfather, loyal friend, and respected member of the | 22 |
| community; his survivors include his wife, Evelyn; eight | 23 |
| children, Patricia Lee Daniels (Sean Curtin), John Francis |
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| Daniels, former Speaker of the Illinois House of | 2 |
| Representatives Lee Albert (Pamela) Daniels, William Lewis | 3 |
| (Stacy) Daniels, Richard Alan (Anne) Daniels, Robert James | 4 |
| Daniels, David Arthur (Mary) Daniels, and Thomas Ward Daniels; | 5 |
| his 27 grandchildren; his 20 great-grandchildren; and his eight | 6 |
| great-great grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 8 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 9 |
| his family and friends, the passing Albert Lee "Bert" Daniels; | 10 |
| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 |
| presented to the family of Albert Lee "Bert" Daniels as a | 13 |
| symbol of our sincere sympathy.
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