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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of Carl R. Hansen of Mount Prospect; and
 
4     WHEREAS, Carl Hansen joined the United States Army in 1944,
5 where he rose to the rank of first lieutenant and then major
6 while in the U.S. Army Reserves; after World War II, he served
7 in Germany, where he met his late wife, Christl; in 1952, he
8 returned to the United States and earned his MBA from the
9 University of Chicago; and
 
10     WHEREAS, Carl Hansen served as the 15th District
11 commissioner of the Cook County Board of Commissioners from
12 1974 to 2006; he was well known as the sole voice of dissent on
13 numerous issues before the Board and was the second-longest
14 serving Cook County Board member; he also served as an Elk
15 Grove Township committeeman for 40 years; and
 
16     WHEREAS, After his retirement, Carl Hansen served as an
17 active consultant on various civic movements, including the
18 Viking Ship Restoration Committee in Geneva; and
 
19     WHEREAS, During his years in local politics, Carl Hansen
20 was instrumental in bringing a Cook County branch courthouse to
21 Rolling Meadows; he also called for juvenile court system

 

 

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1 reform and pushed for county hospitals to go after
2 non-receivables collection from those who are able to pay; and
 
3     WHEREAS, Carl Hansen enjoyed playing chess, tennis,
4 skiing, and traveling; he was also extremely patriotic and a
5 world history buff, especially when it came to his Danish
6 heritage; and
 
7     WHEREAS, Carl Hansen is survived by his son and
8 granddaughter; his sister; his nephew and nieces; and his
9 half-brother; therefore, be it
 
10     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL
11 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
12 his family and friends, the passing of Carl R. Hansen; and be
13 it further
 
14     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
15 presented to the family of Carl Hansen as an expression of our
16 sympathy.