Full Text of HR1688 095th General Assembly
HR1688 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to honor our esteemed colleague, | 4 |
| State Representative Robert S. Molaro, for his many years of | 5 |
| dedicated service to the State of Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, State Representative Bob Molaro was elected to | 7 |
| serve the 21st Representative District in the Illinois House in | 8 |
| 2002; previously, he served as 12th Legislative District State | 9 |
| Senator for 11 years; during his time as an elected official, | 10 |
| he has devoted much effort to enriching and improving the area | 11 |
| he has represented and being a strong voice for his | 12 |
| constituents; and
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| WHEREAS, Throughout his career as a public servant, | 14 |
| Representative Molaro has championed the cause of animal | 15 |
| protection, sponsoring legislation in the Senate to ban | 16 |
| shooting preserves and passionately working to pass | 17 |
| legislation to ban horse slaughter for the purpose of human | 18 |
| consumption; he was also the House's leading advocate for | 19 |
| Illinois horseracing, an industry that provides thousands of | 20 |
| good jobs and offers one of the State's most exciting and | 21 |
| compelling spectator sports; and
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| WHEREAS, During his tenure in the Illinois House, Bob |
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| Molaro served as the Chairman of the Judiciary II-Criminal Law | 2 |
| Committee, shepherding legislation to protect the people of | 3 |
| Illinois and enact criminal justice reforms; he has also served | 4 |
| as a member of the Appropriations-Public Safety, Gaming, Mass | 5 |
| Transit, and Transportation and Motor Vehicles committees; and
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| WHEREAS, Bob Molaro was born and raised in Chicago's | 7 |
| McKinley Park Neighborhood before earning his Bachelor of | 8 |
| Science degree in business administration from Loyola | 9 |
| University of Chicago and a law degree from Chicago's John | 10 |
| Marshall Law School; and
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| WHEREAS, Representative Bob Molaro and his wife, Barbara, | 12 |
| have five children and reside in Garfield Park; and
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| WHEREAS, Representative Bob Molaro will be remembered for | 14 |
| his unflinching commitment to public service, the insightful | 15 |
| wit and humor he often brought to his floor speeches, and his | 16 |
| steadfast commitment to the safety and well-being of the people | 17 |
| of the 21st Representative District; he will be further | 18 |
| remembered by the members of this body for his softball acumen; | 19 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 21 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 22 |
| thank Representative Bob Molaro for his many years of dedicated |
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| service to the people of the State of Illinois and offer him | 2 |
| our heartfelt best wishes for success in all of his future | 3 |
| endeavors; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 |
| presented to State Representative Robert S. Molaro as a symbol | 6 |
| of the admiration and respect we have for our colleague and | 7 |
| friend.
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