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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of former 
4Homewood Village President and State Representative Manny 
5Hoffman of Homewood, who passed away on February 27, 2013; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Manny Hoffman was born on February 22, 1937; he 
7graduated from Hirsch High School in 1955; he married Judy in 
81958 and moved to Homewood in 1963; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Manny Hoffman was a long-time insurance agent with 
10State Farm and owned and operated the Manny Hoffman State Farm 
11Insurance Agency in Homewood for 34 years; he was a lifetime 
12member of the State Farm President's Club, an organization of 
13the company's top 50 agents nationwide; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Manny Hoffman was well-known for his diverse and 
15active career of service in the Homewood-Flossmor  area; he was 
16president of the Homewood-Flossmor Park District's board of 
17commissioners, chairman of the Cook County Republican Party, 
18and was on the board for the Cancer Support Center, Irons Oaks, 
19and the Prairie State College Foundation; he was an honorary 
20board member of the Jennifer Fallick Cancer Support Center; and
  
 
21    WHEREAS, Manny Hoffman and his wife, Judy, were inducted 
 
 
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1into Homewood's Hall of Fame in October 2008; his first office 
2was secretary of the village's volunteer fire department; he 
3was village trustee from 1977 to 1985 and mayor from 1985 to 
41991; he was active in the Jaycees and co-chaired biennial 
5celebrations in 1976; he also served as a member of the Rich 
6Township Board from 2008 to 2011; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, The Village of Homewood named a street Manny 
8Hoffman Way to honor his service; he was awarded the Spirit of 
9Life Award in 2006; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Manny Hoffman represented the 37th District in the 
11Illinois General Assembly from 1991 to 1993; he was appointed 
12to the Illinois Labor Relations Board by Gov. Jim Edgar in 1993 
13and re-appointed to his fourth term as chairman by Gov. George 
14H. Ryan; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Manny Hoffman was preceded in death by his wife, 
16Judy; and
  
 
17    WHEREAS, Manny Hoffman is survived by his children, Larry, 
18Debbie, and Julie; and his grandson; therefore, be it
  
 
19    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
20NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
21we mourn the passing of former Homewood Village President and 
 
 
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1State Representative Manny Hoffman, and we extend our sincere 
2condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved 
3him; and be it further
  
 
4    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
5presented to the family of Manny Hoffman as an expression of 
6our deepest sympathy.