Full Text of HR0579 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened by the death of our friend and | 4 | | colleague, State Representative Mark Beaubien Jr. of | 5 | | Barrington Hills, who passed away on June 5, 2011; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Mark Beaubien was born on October 30, 1942, in | 7 | | Waukegan; he married Dee Prola Beaubien on August 15, 1964, in | 8 | | Springfield; together, they raised 2 sons and have 5 | 9 | | grandchildren; Dee was his wife for 47 years, his best friend | 10 | | of over 50 years, and the source of much of his inspiration; | 11 | | and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Representative Beaubien was an Assistant | 13 | | Republican Leader; he served as State Representative since his | 14 | | appointment in October of 1995 to fill a vacancy; after being | 15 | | elected in the 1996 primary and general elections, he was | 16 | | subsequently re-elected to seven additional two-year terms; | 17 | | and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Prior to becoming a lawmaker, Representative | 19 | | Beaubien served as a member of the Lake County Board from 1992 | 20 | | to 1996, during which time he also served as Township | 21 | | Supervisor of the City of Cuba; he also enjoyed a successful | 22 | | career in both law and banking, quickly emerging as a community |
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| 1 | | leader through his professional experience and civic | 2 | | involvement; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Representative Beaubien's expertise in law and | 4 | | finance proved to be a tremendous asset as the House | 5 | | Republicans' chief budget negotiator; in this role, Rep. | 6 | | Beaubien became a leading advocate for fiscal responsibility; | 7 | | and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, During his tenure in the General Assembly, some of | 9 | | Representative Beaubien's proudest moments included | 10 | | spearheading initiatives to make seatbelt enforcement a | 11 | | primary reason for law enforcement to stop a vehicle, voting | 12 | | with his convictions in support of the Human Rights Amendment | 13 | | and the recent Civil Union Bill, passing a bill that provides | 14 | | Municipal Pension Reform, leading the charge to save Round Lake | 15 | | Schools, and playing an active role in the Sportsman's Caucus | 16 | | and issues related to hunting and other open space issues; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Representative Beaubien was dedicated to | 18 | | community service throughout his life; his civic activities | 19 | | over the years includes his involvement with the Northwestern | 20 | | University Committee on Athletics and Recreation (1988-1992), | 21 | | the Board of Directors of Buehler YMCA in Palatine (1971-1993), | 22 | | the Board of Directors at Northwest Community Hospital | 23 | | (1978-1991); he was a member of the John Evans Club of |
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| 1 | | Northwestern University (1988-2011), the Barrington Area | 2 | | Community Center Task Force (1993-1995), the Barrington Area | 3 | | Seniors Task Force (1994-1997), the Founders' Committee of the | 4 | | Ela Area YMCA (1994-1997), and the Lake County and Illinois | 5 | | State Bar Associations; he also coached Little League baseball | 6 | | and football for many years; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Representative Beaubien received his bachelor's | 8 | | degree from Northwestern University in 1964 and his Juris | 9 | | Doctor from the Northwestern University School of Law in 1967; | 10 | | and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Representative Beaubien was revered for his | 12 | | knowledge, compassion, and sense of humor; his door was always | 13 | | open and he was often sought out for advice by members from | 14 | | both parties; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Representative Beaubien was a confident man who | 16 | | refused to limit his ideals to those of his generation, | 17 | | embracing the timeless values of honor, respect, loyalty, and | 18 | | integrity, while rejecting its occasional intolerance and | 19 | | prejudice; he knew instinctively that the fundamental rights | 20 | | that he both cherished and demanded were meaningless unless | 21 | | they were enjoyed by all men and women; his principled | 22 | | leadership made it easy for him to support issues and causes | 23 | | that were unpopular with some; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Representative Beaubien's easy wit, quick smile, | 2 | | and unpretentious wisdom made him well liked by even those with | 3 | | whom he disagreed; if asked why he was one of the few | 4 | | Republican supporters of the Civil Union Bill, he would respond | 5 | | with humility and simplicity that it was simply time and that | 6 | | we should all "live our lives and speak our own truths"; his | 7 | | legacy is in his conviction and his values; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 9 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 10 | | we mourn, along with his family, friends, and constituents, the | 11 | | passing of Illinois State Representative Mark Beaubien Jr.; and | 12 | | be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Representative Mark Beaubien, Jr. as | 15 | | a symbol of our sincere sympathy.
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