Full Text of SR0507 99th 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 Richard Cowen, who passed away on April | 4 | | 19, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Richard Cowen was born on November 21, 1934 in | 6 | | Chicago; his parents were Irwin and Juliette Cowen; he lived in | 7 | | Arlington Heights and Barrington before returning to Chicago; | 8 | | and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Richard Cowen earned business and law degrees at | 10 | | Northwestern University; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Richard Cowen was a lead partner in numerous law | 12 | | firms, most recently Stahl Cowen; he also served with the Board | 13 | | of Election Commissioners for the City of Chicago for 20 years | 14 | | after serving for 15 years as a member and Chair of the | 15 | | Illinois State Board of Elections; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Richard Cowen enjoyed spending time with his | 17 | | family, lyric opera, the Chicago Bears, Italy, and golfing; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Richard Cowen is survived by his loving wife, | 19 | | Nadia; 2 sisters, Lois Roewade and Cle (Ron) Thompson; 4 | 20 | | children, Lisa (Mike) Amantea, Susan Cossette, and Scott and |
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| 1 | | Steve Cowen; 11 grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter; | 2 | | therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 4 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, along with his | 5 | | family and friends, mourn the passing of Richard Cowen; and be | 6 | | it further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to the family of Richard Cowen as an expression of | 9 | | our sympathy.
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