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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to honor our esteemed colleague,
4 State Representative Robert S. Molaro, for his many years of
5 dedicated service to the State of Illinois; and
 
6     WHEREAS, State Representative Bob Molaro was elected to
7 serve the 21st Representative District in the Illinois House in
8 2002; previously, he served as 12th Legislative District State
9 Senator for 11 years; during his time as an elected official,
10 he has devoted much effort to enriching and improving the area
11 he has represented and being a strong voice for his
12 constituents; and
 
13     WHEREAS, Throughout his career as a public servant,
14 Representative Molaro has championed the cause of animal
15 protection, sponsoring legislation in the Senate to ban
16 shooting preserves and passionately working to pass
17 legislation to ban horse slaughter for the purpose of human
18 consumption; he was also the House's leading advocate for
19 Illinois horseracing, an industry that provides thousands of
20 good jobs and offers one of the State's most exciting and
21 compelling spectator sports; and
 
22     WHEREAS, During his tenure in the Illinois House, Bob

 

 

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1 Molaro served as the Chairman of the Judiciary II-Criminal Law
2 Committee, shepherding legislation to protect the people of
3 Illinois and enact criminal justice reforms; he has also served
4 as a member of the Appropriations-Public Safety, Gaming, Mass
5 Transit, and Transportation and Motor Vehicles committees; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Bob Molaro was born and raised in Chicago's
7 McKinley Park Neighborhood before earning his Bachelor of
8 Science degree in business administration from Loyola
9 University of Chicago and a law degree from Chicago's John
10 Marshall Law School; and
 
11     WHEREAS, Representative Bob Molaro and his wife, Barbara,
12 have five children and reside in Garfield Park; and
 
13     WHEREAS, Representative Bob Molaro will be remembered for
14 his unflinching commitment to public service, the insightful
15 wit and humor he often brought to his floor speeches, and his
16 steadfast commitment to the safety and well-being of the people
17 of the 21st Representative District; he will be further
18 remembered by the members of this body for his softball acumen;
19 therefore, be it
 
20     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
21 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
22 thank Representative Bob Molaro for his many years of dedicated

 

 

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1 service to the people of the State of Illinois and offer him
2 our heartfelt best wishes for success in all of his future
3 endeavors; and be it further
 
4     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
5 presented to State Representative Robert S. Molaro as a symbol
6 of the admiration and respect we have for our colleague and
7 friend.