Full Text of HR0202 099th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the untimely death of | 4 | | Andrew Patner on February 3, 2015; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Andrew Patner was born on December 17, 1959, the | 6 | | son of Irene and Marshall Patner; he grew up in Chicago's Hyde | 7 | | Park neighborhood and attended William H. Ray Elementary School | 8 | | and Kenwood High School; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, After working as a staff assistant to Congressman | 10 | | Ralph H. Metcalfe in Washington, D.C., Andrew attended the | 11 | | University of Chicago, where he studied liberal arts and | 12 | | history and was editor-in-chief of The Chicago Maroon; he | 13 | | received his bachelor's degree in history from the University | 14 | | of Wisconsin-Madison, thesis of distinction, in 1985; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Andrew's amazing ability to communicate | 16 | | compelling stories, both verbally and in the written word, | 17 | | allowed him to share his talents with Chicago and the rest of | 18 | | the world; a published author, classical music writer, | 19 | | freelance writer, former reporter for The Wall Street Journal, | 20 | | former staff writer and editor at Chicago Magazine, and critic, | 21 | | host, and producer for Chicago's National Public Radio | 22 | | affiliate, WBEZ; he brought current events and the arts to life |
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| 1 | | for his scores of readers and listeners; his significant | 2 | | talents were recognized with a 1984 Peter Lisagor Award for his | 3 | | coverage of race and politics leading up to Harold Washington's | 4 | | election as mayor of Chicago and the 2000 James Friend Memorial | 5 | | Award from The Friends of Literature for his criticism of the | 6 | | arts; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Andrew's love of the arts, especially the arts in | 8 | | Chicago, was unparalleled; he immersed himself in modern and | 9 | | contemporary art, European painting and sculpture, world | 10 | | cultures, photography, art history, and architecture; his | 11 | | multifarious interests and expansive breadth of knowledge | 12 | | allowed him to be as comfortable discussing local politics and | 13 | | Chicago history as he was critiquing the latest musical | 14 | | performance at the Lyric Opera of Chicago; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Andrew was critic-at-large for WFMT Fine Arts | 16 | | Radio Chicago, where he hosted the weekly conversation program | 17 | | Critical Thinking; his Critic's Choice commentaries were heard | 18 | | 3 times each week; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, As a contributing critic to the Chicago Sun-Times, | 20 | | Andrew covered classical music and opera, theater and dance, | 21 | | art and architecture, cabaret, books, and film; he appeared as | 22 | | a commentator on cultural and political matters for WTTW 11 | 23 | | television; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Andrew was a pre-concert speaker and interviewer | 2 | | at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and accompanied the orchestra | 3 | | on numerous tours to Europe, the East Coast, Japan, and South | 4 | | America; he was a mainstay at all of Chicago's major cultural | 5 | | institutions, including the Lyric Opera, Steppenwolf Theater, | 6 | | the Art Institute, the Field Museum, Chicago Opera Theater, and | 7 | | the Chicago Humanities Festival; he lectured on modern and | 8 | | contemporary music at the Risor Chamber Music Festival in | 9 | | Risor, Norway; he taught students from around the world for the | 10 | | Soros Foundations/Open Society Institute Council; and he | 11 | | served as co-chair of the Interarts Council of The Arts Club of | 12 | | Chicago, member of the Visiting Committee to the Department of | 13 | | Music of the University of Chicago, and board member of KAM | 14 | | Isaiah Israel Congregation, the Chicago Children's Choir, and | 15 | | the Independent Voters of Illinois; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Andrew was a charter member of the Association of | 17 | | Literary Scholars and Critics, a founding member of the Chicago | 18 | | Art Critics Association, and a member of the Music Critics | 19 | | Association of North America, the Authors Guild, Inc., and the | 20 | | executive committee of the American Theater Critics | 21 | | Association; he was the first director of the Programs on Arts | 22 | | Policy at Columbia College Chicago and a director of the | 23 | | Minority High School Summer Journalism Camp at Roosevelt | 24 | | University; he was inducted into the Chicago Gay and Lesbian |
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| 1 | | Hall of Fame in 2013; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Andrew was known for his sense of humor and for | 3 | | his profound intelligence and his passion for Chicago; his | 4 | | sudden passing is a devastating loss for his family, his wide | 5 | | circle of friends, and all those who admired his work; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Andrew is survived by his partner, Tom Bachtell; | 7 | | his mother, Irene; and his brothers, Seth and Joshua; | 8 | | therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 11 | | we, along with his family, friends, and colleagues, mourn the | 12 | | passing of Andrew Patner; and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Andrew Patner as an expression of | 15 | | our deepest sympathies and respect.
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