Full Text of HR0505 103rd 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 death of Bruce | 4 | | Simon of Springfield, who passed away on October 23, 2023; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Bruce Simon was born to Fred and Nancy (Fell) | 6 | | Simon in Chicago on December 9, 1948; he earned his bachelor's | 7 | | degree in political science from Indiana State University, | 8 | | where he was student body president; he served as a medic and | 9 | | drug counselor in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War; he | 10 | | married Marguerite Feeley on July 25, 1987; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Bruce Simon worked for Indiana U.S. Senator Vance | 12 | | Hartke and then as a legislative liaison at a variety of state | 13 | | agencies providing human services; after leaving state | 14 | | government, he had a successful career as a lobbyist for more | 15 | | than 25 years, primarily representing clients in healthcare | 16 | | related fields; he was also a co-founder of The Association of | 17 | | Safety Net Community Hospitals in Illinois and helped to | 18 | | establish the Medicaid data warehouse; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Bruce Simon was involved in many community | 20 | | programs, including serving as a member of the Springfield | 21 | | Public School Foundation; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Bruce Simon was the recipient of many awards for | 2 | | outstanding public service; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Bruce Simon was a lifelong Chicago White Sox fan, | 4 | | and he was a proud founding member of the bipartisan White Sox | 5 | | Caucus in Springfield; he cherished spending time with his | 6 | | family, including going to the movies and on family vacations | 7 | | to Disney World, Coronado, Michigan, and Ireland; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Bruce Simon will be remembered as a selfless, | 9 | | thoughtful, and compassionate man; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Bruce Simon was preceded in death by his parents; | 11 | | his brothers, Ed Simon and Bobby Simon; his nephew, Tom | 12 | | Zimmerman; and his parents-in-law, Jim Feeley and Mary Beth | 13 | | Feeley; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Bruce Simon is survived by his wife; his | 15 | | children, Eileen (Patrick) Besler, Mary Kate Simon, and | 16 | | Michael Simon; his grandchildren, Peter Patrick and William | 17 | | Bruce Besler; his sisters, Leslie (Bob) Zimmerman and Mary | 18 | | (Mike) Groves; his brothers, Dave (Karen) Simon, Gerry (Donna) | 19 | | Simon, Mike Simon, and Danny (Alison) Simon; his aunt, Fran | 20 | | Fell; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, brothers-in-law, | 21 | | and sisters-in-law; therefore, be it |
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 2 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 3 | | we mourn the passing of Bruce Simon and extend our sincere | 4 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 5 | | him; and be it further | 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of Bruce Simon as an expression of our | 8 | | deepest sympathy. |
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