Full Text of HR1341 098th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, On July 27, 2014, the State of Illinois lost one | 3 | | of its most extraordinary residents when Brooke Whitted passed | 4 | | away; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Brooke Whitted touched the lives of many over his | 6 | | 67 years, but none as significantly as the children who needed | 7 | | special education services and their families; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, From the start of his professional career as a | 9 | | Cook County Juvenile Probation Officer in 1969 through his | 10 | | service as board chairman of the organization that operates the | 11 | | Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School and the Hyde Park Day School | 12 | | to his work with the Illinois School Bullying Prevention Task | 13 | | Force, Brooke Whitted demonstrated a commitment to ensuring | 14 | | that each child was afforded every available program and | 15 | | service that was necessary to help them live their lives to the | 16 | | fullest; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Brooke's commitment to the young was further | 18 | | evidenced when he co-founded the Harold and Rosemarie Marx | 19 | | Memorial Fund which both honored the memory of a probation | 20 | | officer colleague and raised funds to allow officers to take | 21 | | children to cultural and entertainment events; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Brooke's boundless energy led him to teach | 2 | | psychiatry and the law at the Rush University Medical College | 3 | | and the University of Illinois College of Medicine for many | 4 | | years; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Brooke's dedication to children and families | 6 | | included his service on the Illinois Community and Residential | 7 | | Services Authority, a unique and effective State agency helping | 8 | | Illinois children with complex emotional challenges locate the | 9 | | services they need; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Brooke Whitted leaves Illinois with a legacy of | 11 | | important and lasting achievements that should be a model for | 12 | | all who advocate for children here in the State and across the | 13 | | nation; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 15 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 16 | | we mourn the passing of Brooke Whitted and express our | 17 | | sympathies to his wife, Linda, his daughter, Layne, his son, | 18 | | Ross, and the numerous members of his extended family, whom he | 19 | | also loved and supported; and be it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That we declare that Illinois is a much better | 21 | | place due to the energy, integrity, intellect, and caring of | 22 | | Brooke Whitted; and be it further |
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Brooke Whitted as an expression of | 3 | | our sympathy.
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