HR1128 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, All too often in our fast paced society the population looks forward to career's end and easier times of retirement; and

WHEREAS, Some do a little part time work to stay active and earn a little spending money; and

WHEREAS, Not all fit that cookie cutter mold, and no one personifies this notion of the unretirement retirement better than newspaper columnist Jack Mabley, who has marked the end of another segment of his life with the decision to trade in his Arlington Heights Daily Herald column for an Internet based writing stint; and

WHEREAS, Jack Mabley's storied career ranges over 12,000 columns for nearly every newspaper in the Chicago region and beyond, touching topics and personalities from all walks of life; and

WHEREAS, His career, which spanned eight decades, put him in a vantage point to cover many major news events from the tragic Texas City, Texas explosion in the 1940s to the Vietnam War and beyond; and

WHEREAS, Jack Mabley chronicled the lives of many personalities and is known to have taken time off to go snake hunting with legendary zoologist Marlin Perkins and for welcoming the Beatles to Chicago; and

WHEREAS, He is regarded as the nation's first television critic; and

WHEREAS, His tireless reporting on the plight of the mentally disabled earned long overdue attention from government officials; and

WHEREAS, While Jack Mabley was never afraid to reveal government missteps, he tried his hand at elective office, serving as the Mayor of Glenview; and

WHEREAS, While this month marks another unretirement retirement in the life of Jack Mabley, this House of Representatives of the Ninety-Third General Assembly wishes to take notice; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that Jack Mabley is thanked and saluted for his contributions to the betterment of the lives of all Illinois citizens and is offered the best wishes for much health and happiness and good luck in the endeavors that lie ahead; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Jack Mabley as an expression of our deepest respect and esteem.