Bill Text: IL HR0054 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the passing of former State Representative Rosemary Mulligan.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-01-30 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers [HR0054 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR0054-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are saddened to
learn of the death of our | ||||||
4 | friend and former colleague, former State Representative
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5 | Rosemary Mulligan, who passed away on December 30, 2014; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Rep. Mulligan was born in Chicago on July 8,
1941 | ||||||
7 | to Stephen and Rose Granzyk; she attended Illinois State | ||||||
8 | University and graduated from Harper
College with an | ||||||
9 | associate's degree in legal technology; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Rep. Mulligan first ran for State Representative | ||||||
11 | in the 1990 primary
election; initial results showed she had | ||||||
12 | won, but a recount
resulted in a tie and a subsequent lottery | ||||||
13 | by coin-flip to determine the winner, which
she also won; the | ||||||
14 | court case and recount of ballots that followed would
result in | ||||||
15 | a reversal and even be cited in the ballot recount that | ||||||
16 | followed the 2000 presidential election between then-Governor | ||||||
17 | George W. Bush and then-Vice President
Al Gore; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Though Rep. Mulligan lost her bid for office, she | ||||||
19 | did not let this
defeat deter her desire to serve the public; | ||||||
20 | she persevered, and 2 years
later won the Republican nomination | ||||||
21 | for State Representative; she went on to win the general
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22 | election in 1992 and took office in January of 1993; she served
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1 | the communities of Des Plaines, Elk Grove Village, and Park | ||||||
2 | Ridge for 20 years; and
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3 | WHEREAS, As the Republican
Spokesperson for the Human | ||||||
4 | Services Appropriations Committee, Rep. Mulligan was a staunch | ||||||
5 | advocate for the families of Illinois
and her district, and for | ||||||
6 | health care and the developmentally disabled; she fought | ||||||
7 | tirelessly to
improve human services for the less fortunate | ||||||
8 | while keeping a keen eye on
State spending; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Rep. Mulligan was a trailblazer for women's rights | ||||||
10 | and issues;
she passed bipartisan laws to protect victims of | ||||||
11 | rape, to require emergency rooms to
provide information to | ||||||
12 | sexual assault victims about emergency contraception, to help | ||||||
13 | low-income
families get the health insurance and healthcare | ||||||
14 | they need, and to help the
families of American soldiers | ||||||
15 | serving abroad receive assistance with State services; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Rep. Mulligan was recognized by Today's Chicago | ||||||
17 | Woman
magazine for her efforts and was named to its "One Of The | ||||||
18 | Top 100 Women Making
A Difference" list in July 1997; and
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19 | WHEREAS, While Rep. Mulligan was known for her wit and | ||||||
20 | sense of humor,
she was also known for her fearlessness and how | ||||||
21 | seriously she took the great
responsibilities of her job as a | ||||||
22 | legislator; while she was known for her no-nonsense
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1 | personality, fiery speeches, and debates on the House floor, | ||||||
2 | she was also known for her
willingness to reach across the | ||||||
3 | aisle, her expertise on the State budget, and her passion
to | ||||||
4 | help the most vulnerable citizens in Illinois; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Rep. Mulligan remained active in her local | ||||||
6 | community throughout
her time in office and after; she served | ||||||
7 | as an Advisory Board Member for Avenues to
Independence and for | ||||||
8 | Have Dreams, working to improve services for the
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9 | developmentally disabled; after leaving State office, she was | ||||||
10 | appointed to the Des
Plaines Library Board, where she fought to | ||||||
11 | improve resources for the children of Des
Plaines; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Rep. Mulligan's public service was recognized | ||||||
13 | when she
received the Illinois Community College Trustees | ||||||
14 | Association's Distinguished Alumni
Award in 1993; she was also | ||||||
15 | active at the national level, serving as program chair for the
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16 | White House Women's Economic Leadership Summit, and she | ||||||
17 | represented the United
States at the Women in the New Economy | ||||||
18 | Summit when it convened in England and
Northern Ireland; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Rep. Mulligan is survived by her children, Matthew | ||||||
20 | (Christena)
Bonaguidi and Daniel Bonaguidi; her grandchildren, | ||||||
21 | Sophia and Isabelle; her brother, Stephen
(Marilyn) Granzyk; | ||||||
22 | her goddaughter, Patricia Richey; and several nieces and | ||||||
23 | nephews; therefore, be it
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1 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
2 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
3 | we, along with her family and friends, mourn the passing of | ||||||
4 | former State Representative Rosemary Mulligan; and be it | ||||||
5 | further
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6 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
7 | presented to the family of
Rep. Mulligan as an expression of | ||||||
8 | our deepest sympathies and respect.
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