Bill Text: IL HR1134 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of John D. "Jack" Unzicker.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-05-31 - Resolution Adopted [HR1134 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HR1134-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 John D. | ||||||
4 | "Jack" Unzicker, who passed away on February 12, 2012; and
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5 | WHEREAS, John D. "Jack" Unzicker was born on May 8, 1938, | ||||||
6 | in Harvey, Illinois; his community honored him in 2004 by | ||||||
7 | inducting him into the Bremen High School Hall of Fame; and
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8 | WHEREAS, John D. "Jack" Unzicker enjoyed natural sciences, | ||||||
9 | earning his bachelor's degree in zoology in 1962, his master's | ||||||
10 | degree in entomology in 1963, and his doctorate in entomology | ||||||
11 | in 1966 from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; | ||||||
12 | and
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13 | WHEREAS, Throughout his tenure at the University of | ||||||
14 | Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, he worked in various capacities | ||||||
15 | at the Illinois Natural History Survey, where he authored 34 | ||||||
16 | scientific articles and 3 books through 1986; and
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17 | WHEREAS, John D. "Jack" Unzicker took his scientific | ||||||
18 | expertise to the Illinois General Assembly as a research | ||||||
19 | analyst for the House Democratic Caucus, where he worked from | ||||||
20 | 1987 until his death; and
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1 | WHEREAS, John D. "Jack" Unzicker distinguished himself in | ||||||
2 | environmental and public utility policy and legislation for the | ||||||
3 | Illinois General Assembly and will be fondly remembered by the | ||||||
4 | Illinois House of Representatives; therefore, be it
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5 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
6 | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
7 | we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of | ||||||
8 | John D. "Jack" Unzicker; and be it further
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9 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
10 | presented to the family of John D. "Jack" Unzicker as an | ||||||
11 | expression of our sympathy.
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