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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The process of making laws in Illinois relies on |
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| staff members who work closely with legislators to enact good |
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| public policy that benefits all citizens; and
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| WHEREAS, Michael "Mike" Baer of Springfield joined the |
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| Senate Republican Staff in January 2004, working as a |
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| legislative analyst with the Local Government Committee; and
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| WHEREAS, Mike was passionate about the good things that the |
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| government could accomplish, and was driven to learn more so he |
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| could make a difference; and
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| WHEREAS, A loyal Republican, Mike's favorite President was |
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| Ronald Reagan; and
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| WHEREAS, His interest in politics and government was |
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| evident early on, as he served as Senate President in the Model |
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| Illinois Government; and
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| WHEREAS, He graduated from Sacred Heart Griffin High School |
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| in Springfield in 1993, and earned a Bachelor's Degree in |
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| Political Science from the University of Illinois at |
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| Springfield in 1999; and
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| WHEREAS, In 2000, he was the recipient of the Dunn |
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| Fellowship in the Governor's Office; and
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| WHEREAS, Before joining the Senate staff in 2004, Mike was |
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| a legislative liaison, and later, the director of Government |
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| Affairs at the Illinois Commerce Commission; he also worked at |
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| the Department of Professional Regulation and the Department of |
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| Central Management Services; and
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| WHEREAS, Earlier this year, Mike took a leave of absence |
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| from his work with the Senate to help with a campaign for the |
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| Supreme Court, the highest court in Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, Mike was en route from one campaign event to |
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| another on October 11, 2004, when he was killed in a one-car |
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| accident in Saline County; and
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| WHEREAS, Mike is survived by his parents, Steven and Rhonda |
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| Baer of Springfield, and Susan Baer of Palm Beach, Florida; his |
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| sister, Melissa Baer of Columbia, Missouri; his brother, |
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| Jonathan Baer of Springfield; his grandparents and several |
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| aunts, uncles and cousins; and
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| WHEREAS, Mike dearly loved his younger brother and sister, |
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| and enjoyed taking care of them; and
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| WHEREAS, he was a member of Temple B'rith Shalom, the |
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| Springfield Jewish Federation, and B'nai B'rith; and
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| WHEREAS, Mike was an ardent fan of the St. Louis Cardinals; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Mike was a hard worker, a generous person who |
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| would give you the shirt off his back; a person known for his |
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| honesty and integrity, and a good friend to those lucky enough |
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| to know him well; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that our hearts go out to |
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| his family and friends at the loss of this fine young man; and |
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| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the family of Mike Baer with our most profound and |
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| heartfelt sympathy.
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