Full Text of HR1169 95th General Assembly
HR1169 95TH 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
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| Illinois State Representative Robert E. Mann, who passed away | 5 |
| on March 26, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Robert E. Mann graduated from the University of | 7 |
| Chicago with degrees in law and business; and
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| WHEREAS, As a young lawyer in 1962, Robert E. Mann was | 9 |
| chosen by Chicago's 5th Ward Democratic organization as a | 10 |
| candidate for the Illinois House of Representatives; not | 11 |
| content to remain dependent on the 5th Ward Democratic | 12 |
| organization, he broke away from the machine, running as an | 13 |
| independent Democrat in every subsequent race; and
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| WHEREAS, Robert E. Mann was a proud representative of his | 15 |
| Hyde Park district as a member of the Illinois House of | 16 |
| Representatives for 16 years; he, along with fellow legislators | 17 |
| Abner Mikva, Paul Simon, and Anthony Scariano, made up the | 18 |
| group known in Springfield as the "Kosher Nostra", a group well | 19 |
| known as champions of liberal causes who relished in bucking | 20 |
| party lines; he retired from the Illinois House of | 21 |
| Representatives in 1977; after his retirement, he practiced | 22 |
| law, yet never lost his zeal for politics and important issues; |
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| WHEREAS, Robert E. Mann always considered himself to be a | 3 |
| servant of the under-represented people of this State; he was | 4 |
| well known for his vigorous debates on the House floor on | 5 |
| issues such as the death penalty, the increase of welfare | 6 |
| benefits, gun control, and the protection of the Lake Michigan | 7 |
| shoreline; and
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| WHEREAS, Robert E. Mann was the beloved husband of Sylvia, | 9 |
| nee Romagnoli; the loving father of Stephen Mann, Stuart (Sara) | 10 |
| Mann, Laurie
(Shentil) Mann, and Elise Mann; the proud | 11 |
| grandfather of Alex Mendoza, Siena, Aaron, Kaia, Kezia, Simone, | 12 |
| and Remy Mann; the dear brother of Richard P. (the late | 13 |
| Rosalyn) Mann; the fond brother-in-law of Cynthia
Romagnoli; | 14 |
| and the beloved uncle to many nieces and nephews; and | 15 |
| WHEREAS, Robert E. Mann's independent spirit and | 16 |
| compassionate demeanor have been an inspiration to countless | 17 |
| legislators in this State and elsewhere to always serve the | 18 |
| people with kindness, respect, and dignity; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 20 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 21 |
| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of the | 22 |
| great legislator Robert E. Mann; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 |
| presented to the family of Robert E. Mann as an expression of | 3 |
| our sympathy.
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