Bill Text: IL SR0825 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of John A. Janicik.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-11-14 - Resolution Adopted [SR0825 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SR0825-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | ||||||
| 3 | learn of the death of John A. Janicik, who passed away August | ||||||
| 4 | 8, 2019 at the age of 62; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, John Janicik was born on May 2, 1957 in Belleville | ||||||
| 6 | to Albert and Eileen Janicik; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, John Janicik attended Knox College, where he | ||||||
| 8 | wrestled and earned his bachelor's degree; he then went to work | ||||||
| 9 | in manufacturing; he became a travel assistant to former | ||||||
| 10 | Illinois Governor James R. Thompson and then a legislative | ||||||
| 11 | liaison for the Illinois Department of Commerce and Community | ||||||
| 12 | Affairs and a legal clerk with the Illinois Commerce | ||||||
| 13 | Commission; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, John Janicik was encouraged by Gov. Thompson and | ||||||
| 15 | others to study law; he attended Loyola University Chicago and | ||||||
| 16 | graduated with a law degree in 1986; he started his law career | ||||||
| 17 | with the Chicago firm of Lincoln, Isham and Beale; in 1988, he | ||||||
| 18 | joined the law firm of Mayer Brown after receiving a call from | ||||||
| 19 | Ty Fahner, a former colleague of the Thompson administration; | ||||||
| 20 | and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, John Janicik worked in the early years of casino | ||||||
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| 1 | gaming boats and represented operators and advised clients on | ||||||
| 2 | regulatory, financing, and banking issues; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, John Janicik was a partner and attorney at Mayer | ||||||
| 4 | Brown for 30 years; he led the government and global trade | ||||||
| 5 | practice for Mayer Brown for 12 years and set the | ||||||
| 6 | industry-leading practice in regulatory, government relations, | ||||||
| 7 | and public law matters; recently, he worked with Chicago Mayor | ||||||
| 8 | Lori Lightfoot and was highly respected in his field; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, John Janicik also provided pro bono counsel to | ||||||
| 10 | many groups, including the Illinois Medical District (IMD) | ||||||
| 11 | Guest House and the Catholic Diocese of Joliet; he served as | ||||||
| 12 | both pro bono attorney and chairman of the board of IMD Guest | ||||||
| 13 | House; he was equally active at the Catholic Diocese of Joliet, | ||||||
| 14 | serving on or chairing multiple committees; additionally, he | ||||||
| 15 | was active with the Better Business Bureau and the Notre Dame | ||||||
| 16 | Parish; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, John Janicik was known for his quick wit, | ||||||
| 18 | generosity, wise advice, and devotion to his religion; he will | ||||||
| 19 | be remembered for his dedication to integrity and good | ||||||
| 20 | government practices; he could be found on the golf course, | ||||||
| 21 | watching Cardinals baseball, working out, or spending time with | ||||||
| 22 | his wife and children; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, John Janicik is survived by his wife of 36 years, | ||||||
| 2 | Candie Janicik; his siblings, Thomas Janicik, Kathleen (Steve) | ||||||
| 3 | Ryan, and James (Mary Jo) Janicik; his children, Mark (Sarah) | ||||||
| 4 | Janicik, Sarah (Dave) Grady, and Rachel (Connor) Powers; and | ||||||
| 5 | his granddaughter, Ella Janicik; therefore, be it
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| 6 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | ||||||
| 7 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing | ||||||
| 8 | John A. Janicik and extend our sincere condolences to his | ||||||
| 9 | family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 10 | further
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| 11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 12 | presented to the family of John Janicik as an expression of our | ||||||
| 13 | deepest sympathy.
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