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SENATE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, Judge Robert A. Cox of Winfield, formerly of Glen 
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Ellyn, died May 11, 2005; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Judge Cox was born in Chicago and graduated from 
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Steinmetz High School; he attended Carthage College in 
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Wisconsin before transferring to Valparaiso University in 
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Indiana, where he completed a bachelor's degree, and later 
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received a law degree in 1958; and

 
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    WHEREAS, After law school, he worked for two years as an 
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adjuster for State Farm Insurance Co. in Maywood; he began his 
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legal career as the village attorney for Bloomingdale, a 
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position he held for several years; in 1968, he began a private 
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practice in Glen Ellyn, Cox & Lyle, with Delbert Lyle; in 1976, 
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Judge Cox was appointed to the 18th Judicial Circuit Court in 
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DuPage County, where he served until his retirement in 1992; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, He served as the presiding judge for the Domestic 
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Relations Division for four years and initiated mandatory 
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collection of child support through the clerk's office, two 
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years before it became a State requirement; he also started a 
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mandatory conciliation program in cases involving child 
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custody; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was a no-nonsense type judge who took everyone 
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and everything into consideration; he ran a tight ship and 
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people respected him for that; and

 
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    WHEREAS, After retiring from the bench, he started a 
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private practice in Wheaton, specializing in divorce, child 
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custody, and mediation; and

 
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    WHEREAS, A Winfield resident since 1992, he was a member of 
 


 






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Christ Church of Oak Brook, a past member and president of the 
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Glen Ellyn Lions Club, and former Milton Township Republican 
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committeeman; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Judge Robert A. Cox was the beloved husband of 
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Debbie; the loving father of Ruth (Steven) McFarland, Julie 
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(George) Michael, Robert Jr. (Mary) Cox, and Brigette Bucholz; 
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the grandfather of William and Lauren Michael and Andrew Cox; 
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the brother of Elizabeth Ingraham, Margaret Roberts, David 
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(Jane) Cox, and the late Edward (Nancy Gates) Cox; therefore, 
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be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
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Judge Robert A. Cox and extend our sincere condolences to his 
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family, friends, and community; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to his family as an expression of our deepest 
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sympathy.