HR0704 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate Bennie Martin on his retirement as the Cook County Executive Law Librarian; and

WHEREAS, He was born on May 1, 1946 in Greenville, Mississippi; he served in the United States Army; he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Illinois and his Juris Doctor from Northwestern University School of Law; he served as the President of the Black Law Student's Association and the Editor of the Black Law Journal; and

WHEREAS, He is a member of the Cook County Bar Association and the Illinois State Bar Association; and

WHEREAS, He has served as the General Counsel for the Human Enrichment Developmental Association from 1994 to the present; and

WHEREAS, He previously served as a Reference Library at the Cook County Law Library from 1967 to 1986; and

WHEREAS, He has served as the Executive Law Librarian at the Cook County Law Library since 1986 and retired on December 31, 2011; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Bennie Martin on his retirement and wish him the best in his future endeavors; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Bennie Martin as a symbol of our respect and esteem.