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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of
3 Illinois were saddened to learn of the death of Richard J.
4 Hackett of Mount Prospect in February of 2003; and
5 WHEREAS, Mr. Hackett was a former Cook County prosecutor
6 and had served as an Elk Grove Township trustee; he had been
7 active with the township's Republican organization, serving
8 as precinct captain, and he was appointed in 1999 to the Elk
9 Grove Township board; two years later, he was elected to the
10 same position; and
11 WHEREAS, Mr. Hackett graduated from Loyola University
12 with a degree in business administration and then continued
13 his education at DePaul University, where he earned a Juris
14 Doctorate; and
15 WHEREAS, Mr. Hackett valiantly served his country in the
16 United States Air Force Judge Advocate General's office; he
17 was stationed in the Philippines; and
18 WHEREAS, Following an honorable discharge from the U.S.
19 Air Force, he joined the Cook County State's Attorneys office
20 in the 1960s; he retired as a supervising prosecutor 30 years
21 later; and
22 WHEREAS, Mr. Hackett served as president of the board
23 representing combined School Districts 57 and 59; he was on
24 the advisory council of the Salvation Army; and
25 WHEREAS, The passing of Richard Hackett has been deeply
26 felt by many, especially his wife, Joan, and his son,
27 Christopher; therefore, be it
28 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
29 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing
30 of Richard J. Hackett, and we extend to his family, friends,
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1 community, and all who knew and loved him our deepest
2 sympathy; and be it further
3 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4 presented to the family of Richard J. Hackett as an
5 expression of our sincere condolences.