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91_HR0486
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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of former
4 State Representative Arthur Telcser of Chicago; and
5 WHEREAS, Arthur Telcser served in the Illinois House of
6 Representatives from 1967 to 1983; while serving in the
7 House, he supported Governor Ogilvie's state income tax, gun
8 control, bilingual education, merit selection of the
9 judiciary, and public access for the disabled; and
10 WHEREAS, Arthur Telcser was appointed House Majority Whip
11 in 1969, Assistant Majority Leader in 1973, Assistant
12 Minority Leader in 1975, Minority Whip in 1977, Assistant
13 Minority Leader in 1979, and Majority Leader in 1981;
14 Representative Telcser was elected to fill the Speaker's
15 Chair upon the election of Speaker George Ryan to the
16 Lieutenant Governor's position; and
17 WHEREAS, In 1991 he served as director of the Department
18 of Securities in the Secretary of State's office; in 1998 he
19 served as co-chairman of the transition team for Governor
20 Ryan; from the late 1950's to the present day, he was the
21 owner and operator of Wilart Drugs in Chicago; and
22 WHEREAS, Arthur Telcser was a graduate of the University
23 of Illinois College of Pharmacy; he was active in the Kiwanis
24 Club, the Lake View Citizens Council, the Illinois
25 Pharmaceutical Association, and the Congregation of Anshe
26 Mizrach; he was the recipient of such awards as Outstanding
27 Business Man of the Month, Lake View Man of the Month, and
28 Most Effective Legislator; and
29 WHEREAS, Arthur Telcser is survived by his wife, Dorothy;
30 his daughters, Karen Garrick and Sharon Telcser; his brother,
31 Donald Telcser; and a granddaughter; therefore, be it
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1 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
2 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
3 we mourn, along with all that knew and loved him, the death
4 of former State Representative Arthur Telcser; and be it
5 further
6 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7 presented to the family of Arthur Telcser, along with our
8 sincere regards.