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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3learn of the death of James L. Beard, who passed away on April
42, 2016; and
 
5    WHEREAS, James Beard was born to Bob and Dodie Beard on
6March 5, 1954; and
 
7    WHEREAS, James Beard attended high school in Northbrook and
8went to college at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign;
9he attended law school at Chicago-Kent College of Law; and
 
10    WHEREAS, James Beard became a partner at DLA Piper and was
11recognized in the top-tier of real estate lawyers in Chambers
12USA; he was designated an Illinois Super Lawyer in real estate
13every year since 2005 and was named among the Top 10 Real
14Estate-Related Lawyers in Illinois; and
 
15    WHEREAS, James Beard is survived by his wife, Barby; his
16son, Nick (Kat); his daughter, Elle (Jake); and his siblings,
17Sally and Bob; therefore, be it
 
18    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
19ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
20James L. Beard, and extend our sincere condolences to his

 

 

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1family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it
2further
 
3    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4presented to the family of James Beard as an expression of our
5deepest sympathy.