Full Text of SR0630 96th General Assembly
SR0630 96TH 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
Carl R. Hansen of Mount Prospect; and
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| WHEREAS, Carl Hansen joined the United States Army in 1944, | 5 |
| where he rose to the rank of first lieutenant and then major | 6 |
| while in the U.S. Army Reserves; after World War II, he served | 7 |
| in Germany, where he met his late wife, Christl; in 1952, he | 8 |
| returned to the United States and earned his MBA from the | 9 |
| University of Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, Carl Hansen served as the 15th District | 11 |
| commissioner of the Cook County Board of Commissioners from | 12 |
| 1974 to 2006; he was well known as the sole voice of dissent on | 13 |
| numerous issues before the Board and was the second-longest | 14 |
| serving Cook County Board member; he also served as an Elk | 15 |
| Grove Township committeeman for 40 years; and
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| WHEREAS, After his retirement, Carl Hansen served as an | 17 |
| active consultant on various civic movements, including the | 18 |
| Viking Ship Restoration Committee in Geneva; and
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| WHEREAS, During his years in local politics, Carl Hansen | 20 |
| was instrumental in bringing a Cook County branch courthouse to | 21 |
| Rolling Meadows; he also called for juvenile court system |
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| reform and pushed for county hospitals to go after | 2 |
| non-receivables collection from those who are able to pay; and
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| WHEREAS, Carl Hansen enjoyed playing chess, tennis, | 4 |
| skiing, and traveling; he was also extremely patriotic and a | 5 |
| world history buff, especially when it came to his Danish | 6 |
| heritage; and | 7 |
| WHEREAS, Carl Hansen is survived by his son and | 8 |
| granddaughter; his sister; his nephew and nieces; and his | 9 |
| half-brother; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 11 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 12 |
| his family and friends, the passing of Carl R. Hansen; and be | 13 |
| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 |
| presented to the family of Carl Hansen as an expression of our | 16 |
| sympathy.
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