Bill Text: IL HR1526 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Martin Anthonisen of Chicago.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-12-01 - Resolution Adopted [HR1526 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR1526-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 passing of Martin | ||||||
| 4 | Anthonisen of Chicago, who passed away on July 10, 2010; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, He served as a Navy Pilot during World War II; he | ||||||
| 6 | was a proud member of Sigma Nu Fraternity at DePauw University | ||||||
| 7 | and graduated from the University of Illinois; he earned his | ||||||
| 8 | Series 7 and 24 Securities licenses and held the distinction of | ||||||
| 9 | being in the first class for the Certified Financial Planner | ||||||
| 10 | designation; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, In 1962 he founded Anthonisen Financial | ||||||
| 12 | Corporation and went on to manage stockbrokers and financial | ||||||
| 13 | advisors throughout Chicago and northeast Indiana; the firm | ||||||
| 14 | continues today as AFC Advisory Group, serving the retired and | ||||||
| 15 | retiring under the direction of Lois Anthonisen and Nick | ||||||
| 16 | Markionni; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, He was a devoted husband, father, friend, and | ||||||
| 18 | friend to charity; he gave much of his time and energy to local | ||||||
| 19 | non-profit organizations, including the founding and hosting | ||||||
| 20 | of the original "Jazz In The Park For Charity" at his home in | ||||||
| 21 | Flossmoor; he was a long time Rotarian and served as President | ||||||
| 22 | of the Merrillville, Indiana chapter, originated, and was | ||||||
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| 1 | founding President of the Homewood Rotary Foundation; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, He was a Paul Harris Fellow and sponsored numerous | ||||||
| 3 | scholarships for candidates focusing on business and marketing | ||||||
| 4 | at Prairie State College and Governors State University; he | ||||||
| 5 | served on boards of the Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra and New | ||||||
| 6 | York-based Royal Alliance, his firm's broker dealer; his | ||||||
| 7 | international charity work included missions to deliver | ||||||
| 8 | eyeglasses to the poor in Poland and Peru and serving with a | ||||||
| 9 | team of financial professionals to help the Chinese establish | ||||||
| 10 | their financial services industry in Beijing and Shanghai; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his eldest daughter, | ||||||
| 12 | Lynn Anthonisen; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Martin Anthonisen is survived by his wife, Lois | ||||||
| 14 | (nee Pommier); his daughter, Karen Finch; his son, Carsen | ||||||
| 15 | Anthonisen; his daughter, Lisa Myers; and his daughter, Ashley | ||||||
| 16 | Ottmann; Roberta Neidigh Anthonisen and Terry Myers, his | ||||||
| 17 | precious daughter and son in law, his six wonderful | ||||||
| 18 | grandchildren and three great grandchildren round out his proud | ||||||
| 19 | family; therefore, be it
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| 20 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 21 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 22 | mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Martin | ||||||
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| 1 | Anthonisen; and be it further
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| 2 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 3 | presented to the family of Martin Anthonisen as a symbol of our | ||||||
| 4 | sincere sympathy.
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