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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are pleased to honor our esteemed colleague, | ||||||
| 4 | State Representative Robert S. Molaro, for his many years of | ||||||
| 5 | dedicated service to the State of Illinois; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, State Representative Bob Molaro was elected to | ||||||
| 7 | serve the 21st Representative District in the Illinois House in | ||||||
| 8 | 2002; previously, he served as 12th Legislative District State | ||||||
| 9 | Senator for 11 years; during his time as an elected official, | ||||||
| 10 | he has devoted much effort to enriching and improving the area | ||||||
| 11 | he has represented and being a strong voice for his | ||||||
| 12 | constituents; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Throughout his career as a public servant, | ||||||
| 14 | Representative Molaro has championed the cause of animal | ||||||
| 15 | protection, sponsoring legislation in the Senate to ban | ||||||
| 16 | shooting preserves and passionately working to pass | ||||||
| 17 | legislation to ban horse slaughter for the purpose of human | ||||||
| 18 | consumption; he was also the House's leading advocate for | ||||||
| 19 | Illinois horseracing, an industry that provides thousands of | ||||||
| 20 | good jobs and offers one of the State's most exciting and | ||||||
| 21 | compelling spectator sports; and
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| 22 | WHEREAS, During his tenure in the Illinois House, Bob | ||||||
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| 1 | Molaro served as the Chairman of the Judiciary II-Criminal Law | ||||||
| 2 | Committee, shepherding legislation to protect the people of | ||||||
| 3 | Illinois and enact criminal justice reforms; he has also served | ||||||
| 4 | as a member of the Appropriations-Public Safety, Gaming, Mass | ||||||
| 5 | Transit, and Transportation and Motor Vehicles committees; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Bob Molaro was born and raised in Chicago's | ||||||
| 7 | McKinley Park Neighborhood before earning his Bachelor of | ||||||
| 8 | Science degree in business administration from Loyola | ||||||
| 9 | University of Chicago and a law degree from Chicago's John | ||||||
| 10 | Marshall Law School; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Representative Bob Molaro and his wife, Barbara, | ||||||
| 12 | have five children and reside in Garfield Park; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Representative Bob Molaro will be remembered for | ||||||
| 14 | his unflinching commitment to public service, the insightful | ||||||
| 15 | wit and humor he often brought to his floor speeches, and his | ||||||
| 16 | steadfast commitment to the safety and well-being of the people | ||||||
| 17 | of the 21st Representative District; he will be further | ||||||
| 18 | remembered by the members of this body for his softball acumen; | ||||||
| 19 | therefore, be it
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| 20 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 21 | NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 22 | thank Representative Bob Molaro for his many years of dedicated | ||||||
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| 1 | service to the people of the State of Illinois and offer him | ||||||
| 2 | our heartfelt best wishes for success in all of his future | ||||||
| 3 | endeavors; and be it further
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| 4 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 5 | presented to State Representative Robert S. Molaro as a symbol | ||||||
| 6 | of the admiration and respect we have for our colleague and | ||||||
| 7 | friend.
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