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91_SR0196
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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Senate were saddened to learn
3 of the death of James C. Murray, a retired appellate court
4 judge, former congressman, and former Chicago city alderman,
5 on Tuesday, October 19, 1999; and
6 WHEREAS, A lifelong resident of Chicago's Southwest Side,
7 most recently of the Beverly community, he served in the
8 United States Army Air Corps during World War II; following
9 this, he served as an assistant Illinois attorney general;
10 and
11 WHEREAS, He was elected to the United States House of
12 Representatives from Illinois' 3rd District in 1954 and
13 served until 1956; in 1957, he was elected alderman of the
14 18th Ward on the Southwest Side, serving until 1967; and
15 WHEREAS, While alderman in 1966, he drafted and sponsored
16 the city's first fair-housing ordinance; and
17 WHEREAS, From 1968 to 1969, he served as first assistant
18 state's attorney in Cook County; in 1970, he was elected to
19 serve as a Cook County Circuit Court judge; and in 1984, he
20 was appointed to the Illinois appellate court, where he
21 served until he retired from the bench in 1994; and
22 WHEREAS, After retiring from the bench, Judge Murray was
23 appointed by Mayor Richard M. Daley to serve on the city's
24 police board and on the zoning board of appeals; and
25 WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his first wife,
26 Marie Rose, who died in 1974, after 34 years of marriage; and
27 WHEREAS, His passing will be deeply felt by his family
28 and friends, especially his wife of 22 years, Florence "Sis"
29 Murray; his sons, James, Jr., Stephen, and Michael; his
30 brothers, Robert Murray and the Honorable Michael Murray; and
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1 12 grandchildren; therefore, be it
2 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL
3 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we note with sorrow
4 and regret the death of Judge James C. Murray and extend our
5 sincere condolences to his family and friends; and
6 RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
7 presented to Judge Murray's widow, Florence "Sis" Murray, and
8 his sons, James, Jr., Stephen, and Michael.