Full Text of HR0786 96th General Assembly
HR0786 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of former | 4 |
| Elgin city councilman Mike Powers, who passed away on December | 5 |
| 7, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a longtime Elgin resident and 1975 graduate | 7 |
| of Elgin High School, where he played basketball and football; | 8 |
| he attended Northwestern University, where he pursued a career | 9 |
| in marketing and advertising; and
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| WHEREAS, He wrote a book about Elgin and his memories of | 11 |
| growing up there, entitled: All-American Stories: Elgin Myths | 12 |
| and Memories ; and
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| WHEREAS, He was elected to the city council in April of | 14 |
| 2007 and served for 16 months; he ran on a pro-business and a | 15 |
| pro-economic development platform with a focus on improving | 16 |
| city services; and
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| WHEREAS, He loved rock and roll, especially the Rolling | 18 |
| Stones and Jimi Hendrix; and
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| WHEREAS, Mike Powers is survived by his mother, Dorothy; | 20 |
| his daughters, Taylor, Maggie, and Lauren; his brothers, David, |
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| Martin, Jerry, and Craig; and his sister, Carole Akemann; | 2 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 4 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 5 |
| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Mike | 6 |
| Powers; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 |
| presented to the family of Mike Powers as a symbol of our | 9 |
| sincere sympathy.
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