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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to honor our esteemed colleague,
4State Representative Daniel J. Burke, on his 28 years as a
5member of the Illinois General Assembly and to thank him for
6his dedicated service to our State and his community; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Representative Burke was born and raised on the
8South Side of Chicago, the son of the late Alderman Joseph P.
9Burke and Ann G. Burke, brother to Alderman Edward M. Burke and
10the late Chicago Police Officer Joseph P. Burke; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Representative Burke comes from a family with
12strong ties to the City of Chicago and the State of Illinois,
13but he has forged his own path while continuing his family's
14legacy of public service; he has served as the Assistant
15Majority Leader for the House Democratic Caucus for 12 years;
16he has held the position of Chairman of the House Executive
17Committee for the last 22 years; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Representative Burke has served as a mentor and
19confidante to many of his colleagues, past and present, for the
20last two decades; and
 
21    WHEREAS, In the Legislature, Representative Burke has been

 

 

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1a steady and forceful voice for immigrants, children, police
2officers, and fire fighters as well as an advocate for animal
3rights; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Among the notable bills he championed is the
5Colleen O'Sullivan Law, which was enacted during the 93rd
6General Assembly; after a young former Statehouse Attorney lost
7her life due to shockable cardiac arrest while training for the
8Chicago Marathon, O'Sullivan's family and friends enlisted
9Representative Burke to help fight for a law requiring public
10venues to have automated external defibrillators and to expand
11life-saving training; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Representative Burke always carried himself as a
13consummate statesman, and those close to him will always
14remember him as a caring friend, a talented piano player, and
15the best dog dad; therefore, be it
 
16    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
17HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
18we congratulate and honor State Representative Daniel J. Burke
19for his dedicated service as a member of the Illinois House of
20Representatives, and we wish him the best in his future
21endeavors; and be it further
 
22    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be

 

 

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1presented to Representative Burke as an expression of our
2esteem and respect.