Bill Text: IL HR0257 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Mark W. Anderson of Chicago.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-03-11 - Resolution Adopted [HR0257 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR0257-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 Mark W. | ||||||
4 | Anderson of Chicago, who passed away on March 2, 2015; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Mark Anderson was born in Chicago on December 11, | ||||||
6 | 1963; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Mark Anderson worked at several jobs, including | ||||||
8 | one at a travel agency that introduced him to various portions | ||||||
9 | of the European continent, before finding his place as a | ||||||
10 | financial writer at Morningstar in 1997, bringing a creative | ||||||
11 | verve to a dry topic; he graduated from Columbia College with a | ||||||
12 | Bachelor of Arts in Journalism in 2003; he is best known as a | ||||||
13 | writer for NBC's Ward Room, and, through his writing and | ||||||
14 | activism, he played significant roles in the elections of at | ||||||
15 | least one Chicago alderman and a member of the Illinois House | ||||||
16 | of Representatives; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Mark Anderson was both a student and teacher of | ||||||
18 | Chicago history and tavern culture, and a lover in equal | ||||||
19 | measure of rock, jazz, and moments of quiet reflection; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Mark Anderson is survived by his wife, Sarah, and | ||||||
21 | several acts of journalism that reverberate to this day; |
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1 | therefore, be it
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2 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
3 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
4 | mourn the passing of Mark W. Anderson, and extend our sincere | ||||||
5 | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
6 | him; and be it further
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7 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
8 | presented to the family of Mark Anderson as an expression of | ||||||
9 | our deepest sympathy.
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