Full Text of HR0788 95th General Assembly
HR0788 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
Francis | 4 |
| D. Morrissey of Hyde Park, who passed away on October 11, 2007; | 5 |
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| WHEREAS, Francis Morrissey grew up in St. Columbanus Parish | 7 |
| on the south side of Chicago before entering Quigley | 8 |
| Preparatory Seminary and the University of St. Mary of the | 9 |
| Lake, where he received a doctorate in sacred theology; he | 10 |
| entered law school at Loyola University, where he was a | 11 |
| Kirkland Scholar and the law review editor; and
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| WHEREAS, After graduating from Loyola University in 1958, | 13 |
| Francis Morrissey joined the law firm of Baker & McKenzie, | 14 |
| achieving the status of partner four years later; while working | 15 |
| at Baker & McKenzie, he prosecuted more than 500 civil appeals | 16 |
| and chaired firm management committees both nationally and | 17 |
| internationally; he also served as a bar examiner and later | 18 |
| president of the Illinois Board of Bar Examiners, the National | 19 |
| Conference of Bar Examiners, and the Illinois Appellate Lawyers | 20 |
| during his tenure; while serving as bar examiner and president, | 21 |
| he proposed a separate exam on ethics for prospective lawyers, | 22 |
| a practice now employed by 46 states nationwide; and
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| WHEREAS, Following Francis Morrissey's retirement from | 2 |
| Baker & McKenzie in 1995, he began teaching at John Marshall | 3 |
| Law School in Chicago as a "distinguished visiting professor" | 4 |
| of ethics; his jovial nature and intimate familiarity with the | 5 |
| bar exam made him popular among fledgling lawyers; he also | 6 |
| joined the Office of Legal Services of the Archdiocese of | 7 |
| Chicago in December 1995, where he worked one day a week as pro | 8 |
| bono counsel in the areas of insurance law and risk and tort | 9 |
| law; and
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| WHEREAS, Francis Morrissey was a member of many law | 11 |
| organizations; he was a former member of the ABA House of | 12 |
| Delegates; he served on the Council of the Section of Legal | 13 |
| Education and on the Board of Managers of the Chicago Bar | 14 |
| Association; he was elected to the American College of Trial | 15 |
| Lawyers and the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers; he | 16 |
| served as editor of the CBA Record and the ABA's Brief; he | 17 |
| originated the Multistate Professional Responsibility | 18 |
| Examination; and he was a Fellow of the American Bar | 19 |
| Foundation; and
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| WHEREAS, Francis Morrissey is survived by his wife, | 21 |
| Corinne; his son, Francis P. Morrissey; his daughter, Mary | 22 |
| Kwasny; and his four grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 2 |
| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of | 3 |
| Francis D. Morrissey; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 |
| presented to the family of Francis D. Morrissey as an | 6 |
| expression of our sympathy.
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