Full Text of SR1269 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Lake County Circuit Judge John T. | 4 | | Phillips of Antioch, who passed away on January 6, 2018; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Judge John Phillips graduated from Coe College in | 6 | | 1969; he then graduated with distinction from the University of | 7 | | Iowa School of Law in 1972; he served both active and reserve | 8 | | duty in the United States Air Force and, after 28 years of | 9 | | service, transferred to the Retired Reserve as a Lieutenant | 10 | | Colonel; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Judge John Phillips began his law career at the | 12 | | firm of Churchill, Baumgartner and Phillips in Grayslake, where | 13 | | he practiced from 1979 through 1992; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Judge John Phillips was appointed as an associate | 15 | | judge in 1993; he served in that capacity until 2006, when he | 16 | | was elected as a full circuit judge; he served in every | 17 | | division of the 19th Judicial Circuit and was best known for | 18 | | helping to form and preside over the specialized Lake County | 19 | | treatment courts, which include Lake County drug court, mental | 20 | | health court, and veterans court; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Judge John Phillips was a man of great integrity, |
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| 1 | | an innovator, and an advocate; he was a tireless public servant | 2 | | whose compassion and leadership left a profound impact on the | 3 | | court and the people it serves; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Judge John Phillips is survived by his wife, | 5 | | Catherine; his children, David (Brandy) Baker and Matthew | 6 | | (Maureen) Baker; his grandchildren, Cameron, Kaylee, Avery, | 7 | | Landon, and Grayson; his siblings, Noreen (Dan) LaValle, | 8 | | Johanna (Jim) Blockinger, and Glen Phillips; and several other | 9 | | family members; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 12 | | Lake County Circuit Judge John T. Phillips and extend our | 13 | | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | 14 | | and loved him; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Judge John Phillips as an expression | 17 | | of our deepest sympathy.
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