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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 
3to learn of the death of Philip W. Weber of Dawson, who passed 
4away on March 31, 2023; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Philip Weber was born in Marion, Virginia to 
6Norman J. and Dixie Vandergriff Weber on May 12, 1944; he 
7graduated from Collinsville High School in 1962 and  from  
8Southern Illinois University in Carbondale in 1966 with a 
9Bachelor of Arts in Russian with honors; he  earned his Juris 
10Doctor cum laude from the St. Louis University School of Law in 
111970; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Philip Weber practiced law in Madison County for 
13several years, serving as assistant public defender and 
14assistant states attorney; in 1977, he  moved to Springfield, 
15and after working one year in the criminal division of the 
16Office of the Illinois Attorney General, he began a long and 
17storied career on the Senate Republican staff, where he 
18retired as chief legal counsel and research director in 2003; 
19and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, Philip Weber had a passion for history, 
21particularly Russian history and the political history of the 
22Civil War; he loved photography, canoeing, and the beauty of 
 
 
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1nature and never failed to point out a hawk or vulture 
2traversing the skies; and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, Philip Weber was preceded in death by his 
4parents; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Philip Weber was the loving husband of wife, 
6Marcia; the  devoted stepfather of  Adam and Graham Nicholson; 
7the loving brother of Don W. (Catherine) Weber; and the 
8cherished friend and mentor of many; therefore, be it
  
 
9    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL 
10ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of 
11Philip W. Weber and extend our sincere condolences to his  
12family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it 
13further
  
 
14    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
15presented to  the family of  Philip Weber as an expression of our 
16deepest sympathy.