SR0262 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of U.S. District Judge James B. Moran of Evanston, who passed away on April 21, 2009; and

WHEREAS, James Moran was born in Evanston; he grew up on Michigan's Upper Peninsula and attended the University of Michigan on a Pepsi-Cola scholarship; and

WHEREAS, James Moran served as a United States Army sergeant in Korea before graduating magna cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1957; after law school, he worked as a law clerk for J. Edward Lumbard of the 2nd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in New York; and

WHEREAS, After his return to Evanston, James Moran served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1965 to 1966; he then represented Evanston's 3rd Ward on the Evanston City Council from 1971 to 1975; in 1979, he was appointed to serve as a U.S. District Judge by President Jimmy Carter; and

WHEREAS, James Moran served as chief judge for the Northern District of Illinois from 1990 to 1995; he continued to hear cases until late 2008; and

WHEREAS, James Moran was preceded in death by his second wife, Nancy; and

WHEREAS, James Moran is survived by his widow, Janet Remen; his son, John; his daughters, Jennifer, Sarah, and Polly; his step-children with his second wife, Katie Tucker Trippi, Cynthia Tucker, Laura Tucker Giancreco, and Michael Tucker; his widow's children, Susan King, Carol Remen, Peggy Tarkington, Lee Remen, and Tom Remen; his sisters, Nancy Larson, Susan Schram, and Martha Thompson; and his 30 grandchildren and step-grandchildren; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of U.S. District Judge James B. Moran; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of James Moran as an expression of our sympathy.