Full Text of HR0911 96th General Assembly
HR0911 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
|
|
|
HR0911 |
|
LRB096 20576 GRL 36270 r |
|
| 1 |
| HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 |
| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
Carl R. | 4 |
| Hansen of Mount Prospect; and
| 5 |
| WHEREAS, Carl Hansen was a graduate of Lane Tech High | 6 |
| School; he joined the United States Army in 1944, where he rose | 7 |
| to the rank of first lieutenant and then major while in the | 8 |
| U.S. Army Reserves; after World War II, he served in Germany, | 9 |
| where he met his late wife, Christl Loeser; in 1952, he | 10 |
| returned to the United States; that same year, he married | 11 |
| Christl in Chicago; in 1954, he earned his MBA from the | 12 |
| University of Chicago; and
| 13 |
| WHEREAS, Carl Hansen had a long and distinguished career in | 14 |
| market research; during his career, he was employed with | 15 |
| companies such as Sara Lee; in 1967, he founded "Chicago | 16 |
| Associates", a company that specialized in marketing, | 17 |
| management, and real estate; and
| 18 |
| WHEREAS, Carl Hansen served as the 15th District | 19 |
| commissioner of the Cook County Board of Commissioners from | 20 |
| 1974 to 2006; he was well known as the sole voice of dissent on | 21 |
| numerous issues before the Board and was the second-longest | 22 |
| serving Cook County Board member; he also served as an Elk |
|
|
|
HR0911 |
- 2 - |
LRB096 20576 GRL 36270 r |
|
| 1 |
| Grove Township committeeman from 1962 to 2002; and
| 2 |
| WHEREAS, After his retirement, Carl Hansen served as an | 3 |
| active consultant on various civic movements, including the | 4 |
| Viking Ship Restoration Committee in Geneva; and
| 5 |
| WHEREAS, During his years in local politics, Carl Hansen | 6 |
| was instrumental in bringing the Third District Cook County | 7 |
| Courthouse to Rolling Meadows; he called for juvenile court | 8 |
| system reform, the streamlining of Cook County services, the | 9 |
| preservation of the existing forest preserve acreage, and the | 10 |
| closure of the wasteful Provident Hospital; he also pushed for | 11 |
| county hospitals to go after non-receivables collection from | 12 |
| those who are able to pay and blocked a landfill plan at Poplar | 13 |
| Creek; and
| 14 |
| WHEREAS, Carl Hansen enjoyed playing chess, tennis, | 15 |
| skiing, and traveling; he was also extremely patriotic and a | 16 |
| world history buff, especially when it came to his Danish | 17 |
| heritage; and | 18 |
| WHEREAS, Carl Hansen is survived by his son and | 19 |
| granddaughter; his sister; his nephew and nieces; and his | 20 |
| half-brother; therefore, be it
| 21 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
|
|
|
HR0911 |
- 3 - |
LRB096 20576 GRL 36270 r |
|
| 1 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 2 |
| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Carl | 3 |
| R. Hansen; and be it further
| 4 |
| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 |
| presented to the family of Carl Hansen as an expression of our | 6 |
| sympathy.
|
|