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90_SR0281
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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, Members of the Illinois Senate were saddened to
3 learn of the passing of our dear colleague, Senator Marty
4 Butler, on December 1, 1998; and
5 WHEREAS, Senator Butler served the people of the 28th
6 District since 1991; and
7 WHEREAS, Senator Butler overwhelmingly won re-election
8 this November with 60 percent of the vote for another
9 four-year term; and
10 WHEREAS, A dedicated leader, Butler fought hard to hold
11 the line on taxes, to improve state finances, and to raise
12 the quality of education in our schools; and
13 WHEREAS, He fought to make funding more equitable and to
14 hold schools accountable for how they spend tax dollars; and
15 WHEREAS, Senator Butler also worked hard for Chicago
16 school reform to make sure tax dollars weren't wasted; and
17 WHEREAS, A fiscal conservative, Senator Butler pushed to
18 hold the line on taxes and was instrumental in passing laws
19 to cap property taxes in Cook County and to ban unfunded
20 mandates on local governments; and
21 WHEREAS, Senator Butler also ensured the voices of
22 suburban residents were heard above the noise of Chicago's
23 O'Hare Airport by making it a priority to prevent noise and
24 air pollution from getting any worse; and
25 WHEREAS, He most recently called for hearings and
26 introduced legislation to investigate any health
27 repercussions of jet plane emissions near O'Hare; and
28 WHEREAS, Senator Butler also believed that government
29 should be smaller, less expensive and less intrusive; and
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1 WHEREAS, Senator Butler served as Chairman of the Senate
2 Local Government and Elections Committee, as a member of the
3 Senate Education and Financial Institutions Committees and
4 previously as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce
5 and Industry; and
6 WHEREAS, Active in local politics, Senator Butler served
7 as mayor of Park Ridge from 1973-1991 and as a Park Ridge
8 Alderman from 1967-1971; and
9 WHEREAS, Senator Butler used his practical experience as
10 mayor and alderman to become a champion for local
11 governments; and
12 WHEREAS, He also served as Deputy Chairman of the Cook
13 County Suburban Republicans, was on the Cook County Central
14 Committee, and was the Maine Township Republican
15 Committeeman; and
16 WHEREAS, Senator Butler also served as the Northwest
17 Municipal Conference President, on the Illinois Municipal
18 League Board of Directors, and as Chairman of the Suburban
19 O'Hare Commission and Vice-chairman of the O'Hare Advisory
20 Committee; and
21 WHEREAS, A United States Air Force veteran of World War
22 II, Marty Butler also served as President of Distributors
23 Institute since 1979, a market research firm specializing in
24 the automotive parts industry; and
25 WHEREAS, He was also Assistant to the President of Everco
26 Industries of Lincolnwood (1973-1979), Vice President and
27 Division General Manager of Imperial-Eastman Corporation of
28 Niles (1953-1973) and Co-founder and former member of the
29 Board of Directors of the All American Bank of Chicago; and
30 WHEREAS, Senator Butler was born April 18, 1924; and
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1 WHEREAS, In his eight years in Springfield Senator Butler
2 made many friends and always had a smile and a kind word for
3 everyone; and
4 WHEREAS, His integrity, honesty and leadership set an
5 example for everyone who knew him; and
6 WHEREAS, Senator Butler was known for his cheery
7 disposition and tendency to spontaneously burst into song;
8 and
9 WHEREAS, He was a wonderful family man who loved and
10 appreciated the outdoors; and
11 WHEREAS, Everybody just liked him; therefore be it
12 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
13 OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, That we do hereby offer our
14 condolences and sincere expressions of sympathy to the family
15 of Marty Butler on his passing; and be it further
16 RESOLVED, That we celebrate the life of Marty and count
17 among our blessings the opportunity to have known and worked
18 with him; and be it further
19 RESOLVED, That we hold our memories of Marty Butler close
20 to our hearts and minds as we reflect upon his life; and be
21 it further
22 RESOLVED, That we lift up Marty Butler as a dedicated
23 public servant and a true gentleman; and be it further
24 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this preamble and
25 resolution be presented to Marty's wife, Gerry and their
26 children Jill and Heidi, and grandchildren Amy, Craig, Eric
27 and Lisa.