Bill Text: IL SR0485 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of retired State Senator William Haine.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2021-09-01 - Resolution Adopted [SR0485 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-SR0485-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
to learn of the death of retired State Senator William "Bill"
R. Haine, who passed away on August 16, 2021; and
WHEREAS, Bill Haine was born to James Delos Haine and Mary
Alice Haine in Alton on August 8, 1944, the second of four
sons; he was baptized at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in
Alton; he attended St. Patrick's Grade School and Marquette
High School in Alton; he earned his bachelor's degree from St.
Louis University; he then enlisted and served in Vietnam as a
member of the First Cavalry Division (Air Mobile) where he
earned the Bronze Star for Meritorious Service in Combat
Operations; upon returning home from his military service, he
earned his Juris Doctor degree from St. Louis University; he
married Anna Francis Schickel at the Grailville Oratory in
Loveland, Ohio on August 7, 1971; and
WHEREAS, Bill Haine began his legal career as a clerk for
George Moran on the Fifth District Appellate Court; he soon
became an assistant public defender while entering into
private practice with Randy Bono in Wood River; and
WHEREAS, Bill Haine's long and distinguished career of
public service began with his election to the Madison County

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Board, where he served from 1978 to 1988; he was then elected
to multiple terms as a state's attorney, serving from 1988 to
2002, and as a state senator, serving from 2002 to 2018; he was
serving on the Illinois Board of Elections at the time of his
death; and
WHEREAS, Bill Haine served as Chair of the Insurance
Committee, Majority Caucus Whip, and Assistant Majority leader
during his time in the Illinois Senate and gained a reputation
for working across the aisle on issues important to Alton, his
Senate district, and the entire State of Illinois; and
WHEREAS, Bill Haine was the legislative architect of a
sweeping plan to modernize the levee system in the Metro East
region, an effort that has helped protect homes and businesses
from flood damage in recent years; and
WHEREAS, Bill Haine drew upon his distinguished,
award-winning law enforcement background from his time as
Madison County State's Attorney to sponsor, negotiate, and win
approval of the state's medical marijuana law that balanced
compassionate use with stringent standards and regulations;
and
WHEREAS, Bill Haine was widely recognized as the historian
of the Senate, whose telling of personal reminiscences, local

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and state history, and national lore provided not only
meaningful insight during Senate proceedings but often moments
of levity; and
WHEREAS, Bill Haine was a true statesman and a gentleman
whose studied and reasoned consideration of legislation and
practical approach to politics earned the esteem and
admiration of his Senate colleagues, many of whom considered
him a mentor; and
WHEREAS, Bill Haine became a member of St. Mary's Parish
when St. Patrick's closed and was often a lector at Mass; he
was a member of many civic and religious organizations,
including the Knights of Columbus, the Equestrian Order of the
Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, the American Legion, and the
Veterans of Foreign Wars; and
WHEREAS, Despite Bill Haine's many awards and
accomplishments, he considered the crowning achievement of his
life to be his marriage to his wife Anna, whom he met in
college, and the family they built together; and
WHEREAS, Bill Haine elevated everything he did with his
example, his humor, his good taste, his love of truth, and his
faith, and his counsel was sought by many; he was a great lover
of art, music, and, his favorite subject, history; he could

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often be found reading the newspaper or a good book; he was
devoted to his hometown and took daily walks with his wife
through the Middletown neighborhood, where he was born, lived,
and died; and
WHEREAS, Bill Haine is survived by his wife of 50 years,
Anna; his three brothers, Jim (Madeleine) Haine, John (Sue)
Haine, and Tom (Pat) Haine; his children, Cecilia Philippine,
Elizabeth (Nathan) Schlueter, Mary (Peter) Burkett, Margaret
(Zeke) Balan, Alice (John) Stirton, Thomas (Eva Marie) Haine,
and Joseph Haine; his 38 grandchildren, Alexander (Ashley)
Jaworski, Madeleine Jaworski, Eleanor Jaworski, Gabriel
Jaworski, Xavier Jaworski, Leo Schlueter, Helen Schlueter,
Emil Schlueter, Karol Schlueter, Mary Schlueter, William
Schlueter, Margaret Schlueter, Judith Schlueter, John Paul
Schlueter, Rosaria Burkett, James Burkett, Stella Burkett,
Faith Burkett, Edward Burkett, John Balan, Peter Balan, Agnes
Balan, Joseph Balan, Jude Balan, Mercea Balan, Moses Balan,
Elijah Balan, Anna Stirton, Mary Stirton, James Stirton, Lucia
Stirton, Peter Stirton, Cecilia Stirton, Sarah Stirton, Anselm
Haine, Joseph Haine, Gabriel Haine, and Sophia Haine; his one
grandchild on the way; and his great-grandchild, Julian
Jaworski; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of

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William "Bill" R. Haine and extend our sincere condolences to
his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the family of Bill Haine as an expression of our
deepest sympathy.