Full Text of HR0959 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Jay | 4 | | Michael, who passed away on January 8, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jay Michael was born in Skokie on April 3, 1981; | 6 | | he attended Niles North High school; he earned English
and | 7 | | American degrees from Richmond, The American International | 8 | | University in London; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Jay Michael was a founding partner and Chief | 10 | | Creative Officer of CEDARst Companies; his first major
| 11 | | publication was at the age of 23 from which he achieved | 12 | | widespread recognition for interior design excellence; his | 13 | | company successfully reused existing structures to the
highest | 14 | | and best use in today's market; he redeveloped over 1,000,000 | 15 | | square feet of
space over the past 12 years; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Jay Michael's company, CEDARst, has been one of | 17 | | the most active developers of distressed assets in the Chicago
| 18 | | market; under his leadership, the company received national | 19 | | notoriety with media and brand outlets such as
Bloomberg, Bravo | 20 | | TV, CB2, Bloomingdales Home, Crain's Business, Chicago | 21 | | Sun-Times, Better Homes & Gardens,
and Renovation Style; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Jay Michael served as a Board
Trustee for | 2 | | Richmond, The American International University in London and | 3 | | was involved in several philanthropic organizations throughout | 4 | | Chicago, such as the Museum of Science
and Industry, | 5 | | RefugeeONE, Common Threads, Heartland Alliance, and FLATS | 6 | | Studio; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Prior to entering the real estate business, Jay | 8 | | Michael worked for CNBC Europe's London Headquarters; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Jay Michael enjoyed living healthy, philanthropy, | 10 | | antiquing, traveling, and food; he was cast as one of 6 members | 11 | | on "100 Days of Summer", a Bravo channel reality show in 2014; | 12 | | and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Jay Michael was a "lifestyle architect" and real | 14 | | estate developer in search of the world's best ways to live; | 15 | | therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 17 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 18 | | mourn the passing of Jay Michael, and extend our sincere | 19 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 20 | | him; and be it further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to the family of Jay Michael as an expression of our | 2 | | deepest sympathy.
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