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 1                          SENATE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members  of  the  Senate  of  the  State  of
 3    Illinois  were  saddened  to learn of the death of Richard H.
 4    Baum of San Juan Capistrano, California, formerly a  longtime
 5    resident of Hinsdale, on February 24, 2003; and

 6        WHEREAS,  Mr.  Baum was born on June 19, 1928 in Chicago;
 7    and

 8        WHEREAS, Mr. Baum was a graduate of Hinsdale High  School
 9    and  Drake  University,  where  he  was a member of Tau Kappa
10    Epsilon; and

11        WHEREAS,  Following  his   graduation,   he   worked   in
12    advertising  and  publishing for 21 years; he later worked in
13    international trade as a  senior  economic  attache  for  the
14    Quebec  government  in  both  the  Chicago  and  Los  Angeles
15    offices; and

16        WHEREAS,  Mr.  Baum  served  as president of the Hinsdale
17    Public Library Board and, since 1987, was involved in the  L.
18    Frank  Baum  Family  Trust,  serving  as trustee for the last
19    seven years; and

20        WHEREAS, Mr. Baum's knowledge and appreciation of history
21    was surpassed only by his love for his wife,  golf,  and  the
22    Cubs;  his left-handed swing earned him respect from Lemont's
23    Cog Hill to Door County's Pennisula State Park; and

24        WHEREAS, Mr. Baum's passing will be deeply felt by  many,
25    especially  his  wife,  Rosemary  L.;  his  children, Gregory
26    (Karen),  Richard  (Barbara),  William  (Karen),  and   James
27    (Michelle);   his   grandchildren,  Allison,  Bryson,  Grace,
28    Griffin, Jennifer, Kyle, Sam, Sarah, Shauna, and Travis;  and
29    his sister, Anne (Robert) Noffke Howell; and

30        WHEREAS,  He was preceded in death by his parents, Brenda
 
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 1    and Harry Neal; therefore, be it

 2        RESOLVED, BY  THE  SENATE  OF  THE  NINETY-THIRD  GENERAL
 3    ASSEMBLY  OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing
 4    of Richard H. Baum along with all who knew and loved him  and
 5    extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends; and
 6    be it further

 7        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
 8    presented to the family of Richard H. Baum with  our  deepest
 9    sympathy.