Full Text of SR1347 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of U.S. District Judge Milton Shadur, who | 4 | | passed away on January 14, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Judge Shadur was born in St. Paul, Minnesota and | 6 | | grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, one of four brothers; he | 7 | | finished high school in Milwaukee at the age of 15; at 18, he | 8 | | graduated from the University of Chicago with a bachelor's | 9 | | degree in mathematics and physics; he went on to serve as a | 10 | | radar officer in the United States Navy during World War II and | 11 | | eventually earned the rank of lieutenant; while on leave, he | 12 | | was introduced to a friend's cousin, Eleanor, and they later | 13 | | married; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, After his military service, Judge Shadur returned | 15 | | to the University of Chicago and earned a law degree; after a | 16 | | long career in private practice, he was nominated to the bench | 17 | | by then-President Jimmy Carter in 1980; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Judge Shadur oversaw the court-ordered | 19 | | desegregation plan for Chicago Public Schools; during the | 20 | | 1980s, he also approved a consent decree that ordered the | 21 | | county to improve conditions at the Cook County Jail and called | 22 | | for the release of prisoners to curtail severe overcrowding; he |
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| 1 | | was among the first federal judges to explicitly acknowledge | 2 | | abuse by the Chicago Police; he continued to oversee | 3 | | significant litigation, including a class-action lawsuit filed | 4 | | by the Chicago Teachers Union against the Chicago Public | 5 | | Schools; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Judge Shadur devoted his life to upholding | 7 | | justice, to his country, and to his family; in his 37 years on | 8 | | the bench, he was known as a titan of fairness and decency; he | 9 | | will long be remembered for his sharp legal mind, independence, | 10 | | integrity, and passion for his wife and family, the law, and | 11 | | the Northern District of Illinois; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Judge Shadur was preceded in death by by his | 13 | | daughter, Karen; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Judge Shadur is survived by his wife of 72 years, | 15 | | Eleanor; his daughter, Beth; his son, Robert; his three | 16 | | grandchildren; and his four great-grandchildren; therefore, be | 17 | | it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 20 | | U.S. District Judge Milton Shadur and extend our sincere | 21 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 22 | | him; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Judge Shadur as an expression of our | 3 | | deepest sympathy.
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