Full Text of SR0251 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Mel Wallace, who passed away on January | 4 | | 28, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Mel Wallace was born in the Bronx, New York on | 6 | | February 20, 1931; he served in the United States Army during | 7 | | the Korean War; he graduated from California State University | 8 | | in Los Angeles, where he was student body president; he | 9 | | attended the London School of Economics as a Fulbright Scholar | 10 | | and earned a Master of Social Work at Adelphi University; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Mel Wallace served as Chair of the Criminal | 12 | | Justice Department at McHenry County College for 25 years, | 13 | | working alongside his wife; he was a beloved and respected | 14 | | criminal justice professional and educator; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Mel Wallace served as President of the Illinois | 16 | | Academy of Criminology, Vice-President of the McHenry County | 17 | | Child Advocacy Center Board, and was a member of the Chiefs of | 18 | | Police Associations for McHenry County and Illinois; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Mel Wallace was preceded in death by his parents | 20 | | and his brother; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Mel Wallace is survived by his wife, Suzanne; his | 2 | | children, Robin (Ze'ev), Max (Morag), Jeremy (Kate), and Hope | 3 | | (Adam); and by six grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 5 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 6 | | Mel Wallace, and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | 7 | | friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to the family of Mel Wallace as an expression of our | 10 | | deepest sympathy.
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