Bill Text: IL HR0704 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulates Bennie Martin on his retirement as the Cook County Executive Law Librarian.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Passed) 2012-01-31 - Resolution Adopted [HR0704 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HR0704-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives are pleased to congratulate Bennie Martin on
his retirement as the Cook County Executive Law Librarian; and
WHEREAS, He was born on May 1, 1946 in Greenville,
Mississippi; he served in the United States Army; he received a
Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Illinois and his
Juris Doctor from Northwestern University School of Law; he
served as the President of the Black Law Student's Association
and the Editor of the Black Law Journal; and
WHEREAS, He is a member of the Cook County Bar Association
and the Illinois State Bar Association; and
WHEREAS, He has served as the General Counsel for the Human
Enrichment Developmental Association from 1994 to the present;
and
WHEREAS, He previously served as a Reference Library at the
Cook County Law Library from 1967 to 1986; and
WHEREAS, He has served as the Executive Law Librarian at
the Cook County Law Library since 1986 and retired on December
31, 2011; therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
we congratulate Bennie Martin on his retirement and wish him
the best in his future endeavors; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to Bennie Martin as a symbol of our respect and
esteem.