Full Text of HR1027 102nd 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 Gary J. | 4 | | LaPaille of Potomac, Maryland, who passed away on December 1, | 5 | | 2022; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Gary LaPaille was born and raised in Chicago; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Gary LaPaille served as chairman of the Illinois | 8 | | Democratic Party from 1990 to 1998; during his tenure, he was | 9 | | elected president of the Association of State Democratic | 10 | | Chairs and served as vice chairman of the Democratic National | 11 | | Committee; he also served a term in the Illinois Senate from | 12 | | 1993 to 1995; he started his career in politics working in | 13 | | various staff positions for former Illinois House Speaker | 14 | | Michael J. Madigan and was his chief of staff for 12 years | 15 | | prior to entering elected politics; he began his career as a | 16 | | lobbyist after leaving the Illinois Senate and founded Capitol | 17 | | Management Group in 1995, which was acquired by MWH Global in | 18 | | 1999; he moved to Washington, DC to operate his company as a | 19 | | subsidiary and served as senior vice president for government | 20 | | affairs until 2016; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Gary LaPaille was a senior advisor at Dentons law | 22 | | firm following his long career in government and politics; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Gary LaPaille was an avid golfer and enjoyed | 2 | | playing courses across the country and around the world, | 3 | | including many rounds at his home club of TPC Potomac at Avenel | 4 | | Farm; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Gary LaPaille is survived by his mother, Dolores | 6 | | LaPaille; his wife, Christine; his children, Joseph, Samuel, | 7 | | and Grace; and his daughters-in-law, Allison and Irina; | 8 | | therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 10 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 11 | | we mourn the passing of Gary J. LaPaille and extend our sincere | 12 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 13 | | him; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the family of Gary LaPaille as an expression of | 16 | | our deepest sympathy.
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