Full Text of HR0790 94th General Assembly
HR0790 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives learned with sadness of the death of former | 4 |
| State Representative Monroe L. Flinn of Cahokia on November 29, | 5 |
| 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Flinn was born December 17, 1917, in | 7 |
| Batesville, Arkansas; his family moved to Cahokia in 1956; as a | 8 |
| young child, he was called "Big Boy" by his aunts, uncles, and | 9 |
| his grandmother; this nickname eventually evolved into | 10 |
| "Biggie", as he was called by his many, many close friends and | 11 |
| relatives; and
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| WHEREAS, He worked with his father as a barrelmaker before | 13 |
| joining Granite City Steel, where he worked for 41 years; he | 14 |
| later served as a legislator in the Illinois House of | 15 |
| Representatives in Springfield from 1971 to 1995, leading the | 16 |
| revision to the Illinois Constitution in 1972; during his | 17 |
| tenure as State Representative, he was noted for | 18 |
| unconditionally helping his colleagues and constituents; he | 19 |
| will be remembered fondly as a man of common sense and honesty | 20 |
| who earned the respect of his Republican colleagues and fellow | 21 |
| Democrats alike; and | 22 |
| WHEREAS, While serving in the Statehouse, Representative | 23 |
| Flinn served on the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules | 24 |
| (JCAR); when he left the House on January 10, 1995, he had the | 25 |
| longest record of JCAR service and was its last remaining | 26 |
| charter member; in recognition of his years of service on JCAR | 27 |
| and in tribute to his unparalleled contribution to establishing | 28 |
| and advancing rulemaking oversight in Illinois, the weekly | 29 |
| publication of JCAR was named "The Flinn Report"; subscribers | 30 |
| and library patrons throughout the State are reminded weekly | 31 |
| that Representative Flinn helped shape and promote a system of | 32 |
| regulatory review that serves as a model for other States; and |
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| WHEREAS, During his 23 years as a legislator, he served as | 2 |
| Democratic Leader from 1975 to 1980 and on numerous committees, | 3 |
| including Financial Institutions (chairman), Counties and | 4 |
| Townships (co-chairman), and Legislative Information System | 5 |
| Committee (co-chairman); and
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| WHEREAS, After his retirement, he was appointed by the | 7 |
| Secretary of State to serve as chairman on the State of | 8 |
| Illinois Merit Commission, which he did until his death; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Flinn was active in many civic and charitable | 10 |
| organizations over the years; he was a life member of Emeth | 11 |
| Lodge 1030 A.F. & A.M. in Cahokia; a member of Ancient Accepted | 12 |
| Scottish Rite Bodies of Southern Illinois; a charter member of | 13 |
| the Centreville Men's Club; an honorary member of American | 14 |
| Legion Post 784 in Cahokia; a member of the Moose Lodge 423 in | 15 |
| Cahokia; a member of the Illinois Sheriffs Association; and a | 16 |
| member of Shriners Ainad Temple; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Flinn's most treasured possession was his | 18 |
| family; he was so proud of his wife, children, grandchildren, | 19 |
| great-grandchildren, great-great-grandson, nieces, nephews, | 20 |
| sisters, and brothers; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his father and mother, | 22 |
| Monroe J. and Rue, nee Hanks, Flinn; his brothers, Robert and | 23 |
| Dale Flinn; and his sister, Ellen (Flinn) Woodland; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of former State Representative Monroe | 25 |
| L. Flinn is felt by all who knew and loved him, especially his | 26 |
| wife of 65 years, Freda Flinn; his son, Don Flinn; his | 27 |
| daughters, Carol (Flinn) and husband Sam Millatti and Debbie | 28 |
| (Flinn) and husband Ron Wilshusen; his grandchildren, Lisa | 29 |
| (Millatti) Inman, Mike Millatti, Sharon (Flinn) Erschen and | 30 |
| friend Rob Simons, Kelly (Flinn) and husband Gary Simpson, Lori |
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| (Flinn) Gallion, Bradley Lobsinger, and Megan, Rebecca, and | 2 |
| Ronnie Wilshusen; his great-grandchildren, David and Amanda | 3 |
| Inman, Anthony Millatti, Rachel and Sarah Erschen, Abby and | 4 |
| Aaron Creek, and Jake Simpson; his great-great-grandson, | 5 |
| Trenton Inman; his sisters, Anna McGinnis, Yvonne Bognar, and | 6 |
| Evelyn Brogan; and his numerous nieces and nephews; therefore, | 7 |
| be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 9 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 10 |
| we mourn the passing of former State Representative Monroe L. | 11 |
| Flinn and extend our sincerest condolences to his family, | 12 |
| friends, and community; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 |
| presented to his family as an expression of our deepest | 15 |
| sympathy.
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