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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of Raymond M. Fitzgerald, who passed away on
4 January 21, 2009; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Raymond Fitzgerald was born in Evergreen Park and
6 raised on the South Side of Chicago; he was a graduate of
7 Brother Rice High School in Chicago; he received a bachelor's
8 degree in economics and political science from Northern
9 Illinois University; and
 
10     WHEREAS, Raymond Fitzgerald had a long and distinguished
11 career in public service; in 1994, he served as a legislative
12 aide to then-Illinois Governor Jim Edgar, a position he held
13 for five years; he later worked for a year as a member of the
14 staff on the House Science and Technology Committee; and
 
15     WHEREAS, From 2000 to 2005, Raymond Fitzgerald served as
16 the legislative director to U.S. Representative John Shimkus,
17 where he gained a reputation for his honesty and
18 straightforward nature; and
 
19     WHEREAS, In 2001, Raymond Fitzgerald married his wife,
20 Kristin; he moved with his family to Naperville in 2005 after
21 accepting a lobbying position at Navistar Inc.; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, Raymond Fitzgerald is survived by his wife; his
2 daughters, Nora, Maggie, and Lucy; his mother, Kaye; and his
3 sisters, Colleen Zientek, Mary O'Donnell, Debbie Noll, Linda
4 Trinley, and Maureen Harkala; therefore, be it
 
5     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL
6 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
7 his family and friends, the passing of Raymond M. Fitzgerald;
8 and be it further
 
9     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10 presented to the family of Raymond Fitzgerald as an expression
11 of our sympathy.