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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The process of making laws in Illinois relies on | ||||||
| 3 | staff members who work closely with legislators to enact good | ||||||
| 4 | public policy that benefits all citizens; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Michael "Mike" Baer of Springfield joined the | ||||||
| 6 | Senate Republican Staff in January 2004, working as a | ||||||
| 7 | legislative analyst with the Local Government Committee; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Mike was passionate about the good things that the | ||||||
| 9 | government could accomplish, and was driven to learn more so he | ||||||
| 10 | could make a difference; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, A loyal Republican, Mike's favorite President was | ||||||
| 12 | Ronald Reagan; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, His interest in politics and government was | ||||||
| 14 | evident early on, as he served as Senate President in the Model | ||||||
| 15 | Illinois Government; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, He graduated from Sacred Heart Griffin High School | ||||||
| 17 | in Springfield in 1993, and earned a Bachelor's Degree in | ||||||
| 18 | Political Science from the University of Illinois at | ||||||
| 19 | Springfield in 1999; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, In 2000, he was the recipient of the Dunn | ||||||
| 21 | Fellowship in the Governor's Office; and
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| 22 | WHEREAS, Before joining the Senate staff in 2004, Mike was | ||||||
| 23 | a legislative liaison, and later, the director of Government | ||||||
| 24 | Affairs at the Illinois Commerce Commission; he also worked at | ||||||
| 25 | the Department of Professional Regulation and the Department of | ||||||
| 26 | Central Management Services; and
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| 27 | WHEREAS, Earlier this year, Mike took a leave of absence | ||||||
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| 1 | from his work with the Senate to help with a campaign for the | ||||||
| 2 | Supreme Court, the highest court in Illinois; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Mike was en route from one campaign event to | ||||||
| 4 | another on October 11, 2004, when he was killed in a one-car | ||||||
| 5 | accident in Saline County; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Mike is survived by his parents, Steven and Rhonda | ||||||
| 7 | Baer of Springfield, and Susan Baer of Palm Beach, Florida; his | ||||||
| 8 | sister, Melissa Baer of Columbia, Missouri; his brother, | ||||||
| 9 | Jonathan Baer of Springfield; his grandparents and several | ||||||
| 10 | aunts, uncles and cousins; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Mike dearly loved his younger brother and sister, | ||||||
| 12 | and enjoyed taking care of them; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, he was a member of Temple B'rith Shalom, the | ||||||
| 14 | Springfield Jewish Federation, and B'nai B'rith; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Mike was an ardent fan of the St. Louis Cardinals; | ||||||
| 16 | and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Mike was a hard worker, a generous person who | ||||||
| 18 | would give you the shirt off his back; a person known for his | ||||||
| 19 | honesty and integrity, and a good friend to those lucky enough | ||||||
| 20 | to know him well; therefore, be it
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| 21 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 22 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that our hearts go out to | ||||||
| 23 | his family and friends at the loss of this fine young man; and | ||||||
| 24 | be it further
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| 25 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 26 | presented to the family of Mike Baer with our most profound and | ||||||
| 27 | heartfelt sympathy.
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