Full Text of HR0131 98th 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 former | 4 | | Homewood Village President and State Representative Manny | 5 | | Hoffman of Homewood, who passed away on February 27, 2013; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Manny Hoffman was born on February 22, 1937; he | 7 | | graduated from Hirsch High School in 1955; he married Judy in | 8 | | 1958 and moved to Homewood in 1963; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Manny Hoffman was a long-time insurance agent with | 10 | | State Farm and owned and operated the Manny Hoffman State Farm | 11 | | Insurance Agency in Homewood for 34 years; he was a lifetime | 12 | | member of the State Farm President's Club, an organization of | 13 | | the company's top 50 agents nationwide; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Manny Hoffman was well-known for his diverse and | 15 | | active career of service in the Homewood-Flossmor area; he was | 16 | | president of the Homewood-Flossmor Park District's board of | 17 | | commissioners, chairman of the Cook County Republican Party, | 18 | | and was on the board for the Cancer Support Center, Irons Oaks, | 19 | | and the Prairie State College Foundation; he was an honorary | 20 | | board member of the Jennifer Fallick Cancer Support Center; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Manny Hoffman and his wife, Judy, were inducted |
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| 1 | | into Homewood's Hall of Fame in October 2008; his first office | 2 | | was secretary of the village's volunteer fire department; he | 3 | | was village trustee from 1977 to 1985 and mayor from 1985 to | 4 | | 1991; he was active in the Jaycees and co-chaired biennial | 5 | | celebrations in 1976; he also served as a member of the Rich | 6 | | Township Board from 2008 to 2011; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, The Village of Homewood named a street Manny | 8 | | Hoffman Way to honor his service; he was awarded the Spirit of | 9 | | Life Award in 2006; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Manny Hoffman represented the 37th District in the | 11 | | Illinois General Assembly from 1991 to 1993; he was appointed | 12 | | to the Illinois Labor Relations Board by Gov. Jim Edgar in 1993 | 13 | | and re-appointed to his fourth term as chairman by Gov. George | 14 | | H. Ryan; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Manny Hoffman was preceded in death by his wife, | 16 | | Judy; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Manny Hoffman is survived by his children, Larry, | 18 | | Debbie, and Julie; and his grandson; therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 20 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 21 | | we mourn the passing of former Homewood Village President and |
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| 1 | | State Representative Manny Hoffman, and we extend our sincere | 2 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 3 | | him; and be it further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to the family of Manny Hoffman as an expression of | 6 | | our deepest sympathy.
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