Full Text of HR1341 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
| 3 | | Representatives are pleased to honor our esteemed former | 4 | | colleague, State Representative Marlow Colvin, for his more | 5 | | than 10 years as a member of the Illinois General Assembly, and | 6 | | we thank him for dedicating his life to serving the people of | 7 | | Chicago and Illinois; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Colvin was born in March 1964 in Chicago's | 9 | | Chatham-Avalon Park neighborhood; his father was a union | 10 | | carpenter and box factory worker and his mother was a hotel | 11 | | elevator operator, and they both taught him the importance of | 12 | | hard work, family, and community; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Colvin learned at an early age from the many | 14 | | African-American leaders who came from the Chatham-Avalon Park | 15 | | neighborhood, including his mentor the late John Stroger, Sr., | 16 | | that a community is built on hard work, sacrifice, and giving | 17 | | back; as a young man, Rep. Colvin worked to encourage other | 18 | | young Americans to become active in their government, serving | 19 | | as chairman of the Young Democrats of Cook County and as a | 20 | | board member of the Young Democrats of Illinois and the Young | 21 | | Democrats of America; Rep. Colvin has been an active member of | 22 | | the 8th Ward Regular Democratic Organization for over 20 years; | 23 | | and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Colvin attended St. Felicitas Elementary | 2 | | School, graduated from St. Willibrord Catholic High School, and | 3 | | received a degree in political science from Chicago State | 4 | | University; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, After graduating college and prior to serving as | 6 | | State representative, Rep. Colvin worked as an administrator | 7 | | with the Office of the Cook County Assessor; as Manager of | 8 | | External Review, he was in charge of research, development, and | 9 | | training initiatives for the Industrial-Commercial Valuations | 10 | | division of the assessor's office; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Upon becoming State representative, Rep. Colvin | 12 | | was soon recognized as one of the House's most thoughtful and | 13 | | compassionate leaders, a member of a new generation of young | 14 | | African Americans that included former Illinois State Senator | 15 | | Barack Obama; Rep. Colvin was chosen by his colleagues to chair | 16 | | the House Legislative Black Caucus from 2003 to 2008, a role he | 17 | | used to bridge generational gaps and empower other young | 18 | | African Americans to succeed within the civic framework of our | 19 | | society; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, As a State legislator, Rep. Colvin focused on job | 21 | | creation, education, and consumer protection, and viewed his | 22 | | role as chairman of the House Consumer Protection Committee as |
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| 1 | | a way to help low-income families and the working poor afford | 2 | | to keep the lights and heat on in their homes, and he worked to | 3 | | protect Illinois families from predatory lending and housing | 4 | | discrimination; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Colvin was a strong advocate for | 6 | | strengthening State incentive programs that recognize talented | 7 | | African-American students, especially in the fields of | 8 | | science, technology, engineering, and math, to keep them from | 9 | | being recruited to other states; he was a vocal proponent of | 10 | | investing in our students as a way to invest in our own | 11 | | communities; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Throughout his career as State representative, | 13 | | Rep. Colvin served on more than 25 House committees, including | 14 | | committees on environment and energy, labor, education, and | 15 | | consumer protection, and chaired the House Majority | 16 | | Conference; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, During his work on energy issues, Rep. Colvin | 18 | | became a strong advocate for advanced energy initiatives, | 19 | | recognizing that energy independence and job creation go | 20 | | hand-in-hand; he spearheaded the approval of a coal-to-natural | 21 | | gas power plant on Chicago's southeast side to provide jobs and | 22 | | economic development for his district; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Colvin and his wife Carmen have always found | 2 | | time to volunteer in their community; he has coached little | 3 | | league baseball and youth basketball, been an active member of | 4 | | the Southeast Chicago chapter of the Kiwanis Club, a Jackson | 5 | | Park Hospital Foundation board member, and a member of the | 6 | | Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Though Rep. Colvin has retired as an elected | 8 | | official, he will always be remembered as a compassionate but | 9 | | firm leader, an inspiration to a new generation of | 10 | | African-American leaders who continue to live, work, and | 11 | | volunteer in the communities in which they were raised; | 12 | | therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 14 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 15 | | we thank State Representative Marlow Colvin for his service to | 16 | | his community and State, and wish him continued success in all | 17 | | his future endeavors; and be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to Rep. Colvin as an expression of our respect and | 20 | | gratitude.
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