Full Text of SR1544 101st 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 Bernard Martin "Bernie" Judge, who passed | 4 | | away on June 12, 2019 at the age of 79; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bernie Judge was born to Bernard A. and Catherine | 6 | | Halloran on January 6, 1940; he was raised on the South Side of | 7 | | Chicago, one of four children; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, After his father accepted a transfer to offices in | 9 | | the area, Bernie Judge moved to Oak Park at the age of 15 and | 10 | | attended Fenwick High School, graduating in 1957; while in | 11 | | school, he also had a part-time job at a grocery store; he | 12 | | attended various colleges, including the University of Dayton | 13 | | and John Carroll University in Ohio; he then transferred to the | 14 | | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he majored in | 15 | | English; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, In 1962, Bernie Judge was drafted into the U.S. | 17 | | Army and sent to a Nike missile site in Pennsylvania; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Bernie Judge married Kimbeth Wehrli on July 9, | 19 | | 1966, and they settled in Barrington, where they raised their | 20 | | children Kelly, Bernard R., and Jessica; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Bernie Judge worked for the City News Bureau of | 2 | | Chicago in 1965 before joining the Chicago Tribune in 1966, | 3 | | where he would become metro editor; he then became the editor | 4 | | and general manager of the City News Bureau before taking the | 5 | | job of associate editor of the Chicago Sun-Times; in 2001, he | 6 | | became the publisher of the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin; after | 7 | | his retirement, he co-authored a book titled "Chicago's Lake | 8 | | Shore Drive: Urban America's Most Beautiful Roadway"; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Bernie Judge will be remembered by many for his | 10 | | journalistic integrity throughout his career; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Bernie Judge was a member of the Fenwick High | 12 | | School and Chicago Journalism halls of fame; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Bernie Judge was preceded in death by his parents; | 14 | | and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Bernie Judge is survived by his loving wife of | 16 | | more than 50 years, Kimbeth; his three children; and his | 17 | | grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 19 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 20 | | Bernard Martin "Bernie" Judge and extend our sincere | 21 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved |
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to the family of Bernie Judge as an expression of our | 4 | | deepest sympathy.
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