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90_SR0279
SDS/90SR0013/amm
1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of this august body are proud and
3 honored to recognize fellow members as they leave this
4 chamber; and
5 WHEREAS, Senator Bruce A. Farley of Chicago will end his
6 distinguished twenty-six year career in the Illinois
7 Legislature at the end of the 90th General Assembly; and
8 WHEREAS, Bruce A. Farley was born on April 12, 1943 in
9 Los Angeles, California to Robert and Myrtle Farley; and
10 WHEREAS, Bruce A. Farley was educated at St. Alphonsus
11 Grammar School and DePaul Academy and received his Bachelor
12 of Arts degree from Loyola University; and
13 WHEREAS, Bruce A. Farley served his country completing a
14 six-year enlistment with the United States Air Force
15 Reserves, 928th Tactical Air Lift Group; and
16 WHEREAS, Bruce A. Farley is married to the former Karen
17 Gries, a loving union which has produced two children: Danny
18 and Jeanne; and
19 WHEREAS, Bruce A. Farley was first elected to the
20 Illinois House of Representatives at the age of twenty-nine,
21 and served as a member from 1973 until 1993, distinguishing
22 himself as the longtime Chairman of House of Labor and
23 Commerce Committee where he negotiated for fair wages and
24 benefits and increased safety for all Illinois workers, as a
25 member of the Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee,
26 the Intergovernmental Cooperation Commission and as Co-chair
27 of the Legislative Space Needs Commission; and
28 WHEREAS, Bruce A. Farley was elected to the Illinois
29 Senate in 1992 and was re-elected in 1994; and
30 WHEREAS, Bruce A. Farley is the Spokesman for the Senate
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1 Environment and Energy Committee and Co-chairs the
2 Legislative Space Needs Commission; and
3 WHEREAS, Bruce A. Farley has been a tireless advocate for
4 working men and women, consumers, young people, human rights,
5 crime victims and senior citizens; and
6 WHEREAS, Bruce A. Farley was instrumental in the
7 establishment of the Citizens Utility Board, which won
8 millions of dollars in utility rate reductions for Chicago
9 residents, was one of the original sponsors of the Family
10 Leave Bill and was a key negotiator and sponsor of the
11 utility deregulation law; and
12 WHEREAS, Because of his outstanding legislative
13 achievements, Bruce A. Farley has been recognized by such
14 organizations as the Illinois AFL-CIO, the Illinois
15 Association of Park Districts, Chicago Firefighters Local 2,
16 the Chicago Teachers Union, the Fraternal Order of Police and
17 the Illinois Federation of Human Rights as well as numerous
18 other organizations; and
19 WHEREAS, Bruce A. Farley has also been active in civic
20 and community affairs on the North Side of Chicago and the
21 surrounding area, serving as member of St. Benedict's Parish,
22 as a member of the C.L. McCormick Boys Club Board of
23 Directors, the Ravenswood Community Council and the North
24 Side Neighbors; therefore be it
25 RESOLVED, That we congratulate Bruce A. Farley on his
26 outstanding service to the citizens of the State of Illinois,
27 and extend our gratitude for having him as a member of this
28 august body; and be it further
29 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
30 OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, That a suitable copy of this
31 preamble and resolution be presented to Bruce A. Farley,
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1 along with our very best wishes to Bruce and the entire
2 Farley family for success and happiness in all of their
3 future endeavors.