Bill Text: IL HR0070 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Samuel Gove.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2011-02-16 - Resolution Adopted [HR0070 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HR0070-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
Samuel K. | ||||||
4 | Gove; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Samuel Gove was born on December 27, 1923, in | ||||||
6 | Walpole, Massachusetts; he was the son of Minnie L. and Chester | ||||||
7 | B. Gove; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Samuel Gove attended Massachusetts State College | ||||||
9 | from 1941 to 1943; he earned his bachelor's degree in economics | ||||||
10 | from the University of Massachusetts in 1947 and his master's | ||||||
11 | degree in political science from Syracuse University; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Samuel Gove served his country with pride and | ||||||
13 | distinction as a lieutenant in the United States Naval Reserve | ||||||
14 | during World War II; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Samuel Gove had a long and distinguished career at | ||||||
16 | the University of Illinois; he began his career as research | ||||||
17 | assistant professor in 1951 and became a full professor of | ||||||
18 | political science in 1961; he served as acting director and | ||||||
19 | director of the university's master's degree program in public | ||||||
20 | administration from 1987 to 1989; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Samuel Gove directed the Institute of Government | ||||||
2 | and Public Affairs at the University of Illinois for 18 years | ||||||
3 | and served as director emeritus of the institute until his | ||||||
4 | passing; he began his career with the institute as a research | ||||||
5 | assistant in 1950, 3 years after it was created by the Illinois | ||||||
6 | General Assembly; he later served as its acting director three | ||||||
7 | times before becoming director in 1967; he also served as the | ||||||
8 | director of the Illinois Legislative Staff Intern Program from | ||||||
9 | 1962 to 1973 and was instrumental in conducting 17 state-wide | ||||||
10 | assemblies on various issues facing the State between 1957 and | ||||||
11 | 1982; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Samuel Gove was a member of the transition teams | ||||||
13 | for incoming Illinois Governors Dan Walker and Jim Edgar; he | ||||||
14 | was also a member of several commissions and advisory boards | ||||||
15 | and served on the Illinois Board of Higher Education; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Samuel Gove was a co-founder of Illinois Issues | ||||||
17 | magazine in 1975; he served as the magazine's founding chairman | ||||||
18 | and served on its advisory board for 28 years; in 1990, | ||||||
19 | Illinois Issues created the Samuel K. Gove Legislative Intern | ||||||
20 | Hall of Fame to honor interns whose careers have exemplified | ||||||
21 | public service; and
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22 | WHEREAS, Samuel Gove served in a variety of roles leading | ||||||
23 | up to the 1970 Constitutional Convention in Illinois; he led a |
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1 | team that prepared a series of research papers that established | ||||||
2 | the issues for the convention; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Samuel Gove enjoyed playing tennis and watching | ||||||
4 | Illini football games; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Samuel Gove is survived by his 3 nephews and 2 | ||||||
6 | nieces; therefore, be it
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7 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
8 | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
9 | we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of | ||||||
10 | Samuel K. Gove; and be it further
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11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
12 | presented to the family of Samuel Gove as an expression of our | ||||||
13 | sympathy.
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