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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives congratulate Daniel M. Pierce on his
4 retirement as Mayor of Highland Park; and
5 WHEREAS, Mr. Pierce served as Mayor of Highland Park from
6 1987 to 1995 and from 1999 to 2003; and
7 WHEREAS, He is a graduate of New Trier Township High
8 School; he received degrees from Harvard College and Harvard
9 Law School; and
10 WHEREAS, Mr. Pierce served as an officer in the United
11 States Air Force during the Korean conflict; and
12 WHEREAS, Mr. Pierce is a former State Representative for
13 the 32nd District; as a State Representative from 1965 to
14 1985, he served as Chairman of the House Revenue Committee,
15 the Mental Health Investigating Committee, the Energy and
16 Environment Committee, the Illinois Economic Fiscal
17 Commission, and the Energy Resources Commission; he also
18 served on the House Public Utilities Committee; he served as
19 House Minority Whip for two terms; during his legislative
20 career, he was named "Outstanding Legislator of the Year" by
21 the Independent Voters of Illinois, the U.S. Environmental
22 Protection Agency (Region V), the Illinois Association for
23 Exceptional Children, the Chicago Audubon Society, and the
24 Federation of Independent Colleges and Universities of
25 Illinois; he served as Vice President and Board Member of
26 Illinois Municipal League and Lake County Municipal League,
27 and was co-chairman for the Fort Sheridan Joint Planning
28 Committee; before becoming Mayor, he presided as a hearing
29 officer for the Illinois and Interstate Commerce Commissions;
30 and
31 WHEREAS, Mr. Pierce is a retired partner of the law firm
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1 of Altheimer & Gray; and
2 WHEREAS, Mr. Pierce is past chairman of Public Utilities
3 and Real Estate Tax Committees of the Chicago Bar
4 Association; he is a member of the Government Affairs
5 Committee, the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, and
6 the Chicago Chapter of the American Technion Society; he also
7 serves on the Board of Directors for the Highland Park
8 Hospital and Highland Park Community Foundation; and
9 WHEREAS, Mr. Pierce and his wife Rhoda have five children
10 and three grandchildren; therefore, be it
11 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
12 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
13 we congratulate Daniel M. Pierce on his retirement after many
14 years of exemplary public service and wish him good health
15 and happiness in all of his future endeavors; and be it
16 further
17 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
18 presented to Daniel M. Pierce as an expression of our respect
19 and esteem.