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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois learned with sadness of the death of Rickey |
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| (Rick) Burnett on Friday, September 30, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on February 13, 1959, to Leroy and |
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| Bobbie Burnett; he was educated in the Chicago Public School |
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| System, where his early education began at Sumner Elementary |
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| School; he was a graduate of Lane Technical High School and |
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| furthered his education by attending Roosevelt University for |
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| several years; and
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| WHEREAS, For the last 22 years, Mr. Burnett was employed by |
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| SBC Communications Telephone Company, most recently as a Cable |
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| Technician; during his employment, he mastered an advanced |
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| skill level, which allowed him to receive and be assigned |
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| complex, multiple line above and underground installations; |
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| some of his special project assignments included the Taste of |
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| Chicago, the Chicago Transit Authority, and the Chicago Housing |
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| Authority, and he was one of the primary technicians servicing |
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| telephone lines at the former Cook County Hospital; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Burnett was an active union member of the |
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| International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local |
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| 165, which later became a part of IBEW Local 21; he served as |
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| shop steward for the SBC Hasting Street garage for several |
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| years; in this role, he would vigorously defend the contract |
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| bargaining rights of his fellow co-workers during employee |
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| personnel grievance matters with SBC communications; the |
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| rights of the workers mattered most to Rick; and
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| WHEREAS, Although he was born in the city, his love for the |
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| outdoors made him a true "country man"; he loved exploring the |
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| outdoors, camping, hunting, and fishing; he would often share |
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| his catch by cooking up great meals for his family and friends; |