Full Text of HR0059 97th 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 Jack E. | 4 | | Cook of Elgin, who passed away on February 1, 2011; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, He was born on September 12, 1924 in Elgin; he was | 6 | | a life-long resident of Elgin, a graduate of the University of | 7 | | Illinois School of Pharmacy, and the proprietor of Parkview | 8 | | Drugs, Cook's Pharmacy, and Manor Pharmacy; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, He was an active sponsor, manager, and coach of | 10 | | Cook's Cardinals women's fast-pitch baseball and women's | 11 | | hockey teams; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, He was appointed to the Kane County Board from | 13 | | District 20 in 1989, and won election the following year; he | 14 | | served on the Board for 15 years, during which he also served | 15 | | as President of the Forest Preserve District for 8 years; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, He helped create Chicago Wilderness, a regional | 17 | | alliance dedicated to protecting nature and enriching life; | 18 | | today there are more than 250 organizations involved in the | 19 | | program; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, He was a proud veteran of World War II and the |
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| 1 | | Korean War; he took great pride in helping fund and construct | 2 | | Veterans Memorial Park; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, He was a life-long Cubs, Blackhawks, Bears, and | 4 | | Kane County Cougars fan; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jack Cook was the beloved husband of Barbara; the | 6 | | father of Mari (Dale) Gathman, Tom (Michelle) Cook, and Stacey | 7 | | (Ron) Jakes; and the grandfather of Jay, Jonathon, Tom, Marti, | 8 | | Nic, Zac, Chris, Jon, and Brian; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 11 | | we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of | 12 | | Jack Cook; and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Jack Cook as a symbol of our sincere | 15 | | sympathy.
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