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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of former Illinois State Senator Howard | ||||||
| 4 | William "Howie" Carroll, who passed away on October 1, 2021; | ||||||
| 5 | and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Sen. Carroll was born to Barney and Lyla Carroll | ||||||
| 7 | in Chicago on July 28, 1942; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Sen. Carroll was sworn into the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 9 | Representatives in 1971 and the Senate in 1973, where he | ||||||
| 10 | served for 26 years and authored numerous bills focusing on | ||||||
| 11 | equal rights and human rights, including the first hate crimes | ||||||
| 12 | bill in the country, the first to include sexuality in the | ||||||
| 13 | Human Rights Act, and the Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan | ||||||
| 14 | Act known as CHIP; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Sen. Carroll was an active participant in the | ||||||
| 16 | Democratic Party and contributed to the success and viability | ||||||
| 17 | of the Democratic Party in the State of Illinois; he served as | ||||||
| 18 | committeeman for the 50th Ward in Chicago, as treasurer and | ||||||
| 19 | finance chairman of the Chicago and Cook County Democratic | ||||||
| 20 | Central Committee, and as a member of the Democratic State | ||||||
| 21 | Platform Committee; his list of political activities spanned | ||||||
| 22 | from meeting with presidents, prime ministers, and Mother | ||||||
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| 1 | Teresa to helping to try and stop the Nazis from marching in | ||||||
| 2 | Skokie; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Deeply devoted to his Jewish faith, Sen. Carroll | ||||||
| 4 | will be remembered as a family man, a born leader, a statesman, | ||||||
| 5 | a voice for the voiceless, and a storyteller extraordinaire | ||||||
| 6 | who devoted his energy and talents to improving the well-being | ||||||
| 7 | of the people of Illinois; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Sen. Carroll was preceded in death by his parents | ||||||
| 9 | and his brothers, Ira L. Carroll and Earl A. Carroll; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Sen. Carroll is survived by his wife, Eda | ||||||
| 11 | (Stagman) Carroll; his daughters, Jacqueline (Louis Bernstein) | ||||||
| 12 | Carroll and Barbara Carroll (Dan) Delano; and his | ||||||
| 13 | granddaughters, Lillian and Alyssa; therefore, be it
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| 14 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
| 15 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 16 | former Illinois State Senator Howard W. "Howie" Carroll and | ||||||
| 17 | extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all | ||||||
| 18 | who knew and loved him; and be it further
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| 19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 20 | presented to the family of Sen. Carroll as an expression of our | ||||||
| 21 | deepest sympathy.
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