Full Text of HJR0091 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives were saddened to learn of the death of our | 4 | | esteemed colleague Henry Woods Bowman of Evanston, also known | 5 | | as H. Woods Bowman, and even more commonly known as Woody; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Woody was killed on July 10, 2015 in a tragic | 7 | | automobile accident in Michigan; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Woody grew up in Charleston, West Virginia, and | 9 | | came to Chicago to serve as a research economist for the | 10 | | Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago; he then became an assistant | 11 | | professor of economics at the University of Illinois at | 12 | | Chicago; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, With a strong desire to help solve challenges | 14 | | facing the State and its people, Woody won election to the | 15 | | Illinois General Assembly in 1976; he represented the 18th | 16 | | Representative District, serving Evanston and its environs, | 17 | | from 1977 to 1990; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Between 1983 and 1990, Woody chaired the House | 19 | | Appropriations II Committee; as an expert budget negotiator, he | 20 | | brought transparency, accountability, and reform to the budget | 21 | | process; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, During his tenure in the Legislature, Woody was a | 2 | | strong advocate for human services and education, he fought for | 3 | | civil rights and civil liberties; he pressed for more State | 4 | | support for the most vulnerable Illinois residents and the | 5 | | mentally ill; he earned the respect of his colleagues on both | 6 | | sides of the aisle for his steady commitment to his | 7 | | convictions, his compassion for others, and his integrity; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Following his service in the Illinois House of | 9 | | Representatives, Woody served as the chief financial officer of | 10 | | Cook County; he then returned to teaching as a member of the | 11 | | faculty of DePaul University's School of Public Service until | 12 | | his recent retirement; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Before, during, and after his service in elective | 14 | | office, Woody was a highly respected political observer and | 15 | | adviser, devoting himself to supporting like-minded candidates | 16 | | and counseling elected officials throughout his life; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Woody was interested in economics, finance, and | 18 | | ethics; he received bachelor's degrees in physics and economics | 19 | | from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a master's | 20 | | degree in public administration and a doctorate in economics | 21 | | from Syracuse University; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Woody's book, "Finance Fundamentals for | 2 | | Nonprofits: Building Capacity and Sustainability", received | 3 | | the 2013 Hodgkinson Research Prize from the Association for | 4 | | Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action | 5 | | (ARNOVA); he also authored, co-authored, and refereed numerous | 6 | | peer-reviewed articles, including "Issues in Nonprofit Finance | 7 | | Research: Surplus, Endowment, and Endowment Portfolios"; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Woody was married to his wife, Michele Thompson, | 9 | | for nearly 30 years; the couple met after Michele testified at | 10 | | a legislative hearing on behalf of the University of Illinois, | 11 | | where she served as Assistant Vice Chancellor for academic | 12 | | affairs and later as Secretary to the University of Illinois | 13 | | Board of Trustees; in their retirement, Woody and Michele | 14 | | enjoyed music, theater, art, foreign languages, and travel; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, H. Woods Bowman will long be remembered for his | 16 | | generosity, his political independence, his willingness to | 17 | | help others, and his work to improve lives; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 19 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 20 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we mourn the passing of H. Woods | 21 | | Bowman and extend our sincere condolences to Michele and all | 22 | | his family, his friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | 23 | | it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of H. Woods Bowman as an expression of | 3 | | our deepest sympathy.
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