Bill Text: IL SR1295 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Robert A. "Bob" Helman of Hyde Park.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-11-13 - Resolution Adopted [SR1295 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR1295-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of Robert A. "Bob" Helman of Hyde Park, | ||||||
| 4 | who passed away on October 4, 2024; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Bob Helman was born to Nathan and Ester (Weiss) | ||||||
| 6 | Helman in 1934 and grew up on the West Side of Chicago; he | ||||||
| 7 | graduated from Austin High School and attended the University | ||||||
| 8 | of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; he received his bachelor's | ||||||
| 9 | degree and juris doctor from Northwestern University; he was | ||||||
| 10 | discharged from the United States Army in 1958 and married | ||||||
| 11 | Janet Williams; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Bob Helman began his legal career after his | ||||||
| 13 | military discharge, joining Isham, Lincoln and Beale as its | ||||||
| 14 | first Jewish lawyer; he moved his practice to Mayer Brown in | ||||||
| 15 | 1967, serving as chairman from 1984 to 1998; he led the firm | ||||||
| 16 | through a period of significant challenges and drove Mayer | ||||||
| 17 | Brown to diversify and grow; it more than doubled in size under | ||||||
| 18 | his leadership, and he remained a partner through 2023; | ||||||
| 19 | throughout his career, he took pride in devoting time to civic | ||||||
| 20 | and charitable causes, embracing his responsibility as a | ||||||
| 21 | citizen and member of the community; and
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| 22 | WHEREAS, Bob Helman enjoyed a full life, built around his | ||||||
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| 1 | family, a distinguished legal career that spanned 65 years, | ||||||
| 2 | and service to his community; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Bob Helman is survived by his wife of 66 years, | ||||||
| 4 | Janet; his children, Marcus (Karen Smith), Adam (Rachel | ||||||
| 5 | Krause), and Sarah; his grandchildren, Benjamin Smith-Helman | ||||||
| 6 | (Alayna Held) and Bailey Smith-Helman; and his sister, | ||||||
| 7 | Marjorie (Lawrence) Kravitz; therefore, be it
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| 8 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 9 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 10 | Robert A. "Bob" Helman and extend our sincere condolences to | ||||||
| 11 | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | ||||||
| 12 | further
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