Bill Text: IL SR1234 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of Judge David Michael Hall of Waukegan.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2014-05-23 - Resolution Adopted [SR1234 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-SR1234-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
learn of the death of former Lake County Chief Judge David
Michael Hall of Waukegan, who passed away on May 20, 2014; and
WHEREAS, Judge Hall was born in Racine, Wisconsin on
October 18, 1952 and grew up in Waukegan; he graduated from
Waukegan Township High School and earned his law degree from
the Loyola University School of Law in New Orleans, Louisiana;
and
WHEREAS, Judge Hall began as an attorney in Waukegan in
1976 when he joined the firm Hall, Meyer, Fisher, Holmberg, &
Snook, which had been founded by his late grandfather and where
his father had also worked; 5 years later, he formed his own
firm with a friend; he was appointed an associate judge in 1989
and, in 2000, he was appointed a circuit judge; later that
year, he was elected to a 6-year term and re-elected in 2006;
he was elected by his peers as Chief Judge in 2007; he retired
in 2012; and
WHEREAS, Judge Hall was a member and chairman of the Lake
County Family YMCA Board, a musician in the band Target, and
member of the Waukegan City Club; he enjoyed spending time with
his family and friends in Eagle River, Wisconsin; and

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WHEREAS, Judge Hall was preceded in death by his daughter,
Meagan; and
WHEREAS, Judge Hall is survived by his wife, Karen (nee
Thorvaldsen); children, Karsten (Susan) Hall, Soren (Susan)
Hall, Bjorn Hall, and Anna Britt Hall; grandchildren, Addison,
Ella, and Avery; his parents, Albert and Katy Hall; siblings,
Terry Hall, Maggie Hall, and Diane Pendergast; and numerous
cousins, nieces, and nephews; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
former Lake County Chief Judge David Michael Hall, 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 Judge David Hall as an expression of
our deepest sympathy.