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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are saddened to  learn of the death of
former 
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Illinois State Representative Robert E. Mann, who passed away 
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on March 26, 2008; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Robert E. Mann graduated from the University of 
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Chicago with degrees in law and business; and

 
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    WHEREAS, As a young lawyer in 1962, Robert E. Mann was 
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chosen by Chicago's 5th Ward Democratic organization as a 
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candidate for the Illinois House of Representatives; not 
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content to remain dependent on the 5th Ward Democratic 
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organization, he broke away from the machine, running as an 
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independent Democrat in every subsequent race; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Robert E. Mann was a proud representative of his 
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Hyde Park district as a member of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives for 16 years; he, along with fellow legislators 
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Abner Mikva, Paul Simon, and Anthony Scariano, made up the 
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group known in Springfield as the "Kosher Nostra", a group well 
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known as champions of liberal causes who relished in bucking 
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party lines; he retired from the Illinois House of 
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Representatives in 1977; after his retirement, he practiced 
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law, yet never lost his zeal for politics and important issues; 
 


 






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and

 
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    WHEREAS, Robert E. Mann always considered himself to be a 
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servant of the under-represented people of this State; he was 
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well known for his vigorous debates on the House floor on 
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issues such as the death penalty, the increase of welfare 
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benefits, gun control, and the protection of the Lake Michigan 
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shoreline; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Robert E. Mann was the beloved husband of Sylvia, 
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nee Romagnoli; the loving father of Stephen Mann, Stuart (Sara) 
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Mann, Laurie



(Shentil) Mann, and Elise Mann; the proud 
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grandfather of Alex Mendoza, Siena, Aaron, Kaia, Kezia, Simone, 
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and Remy Mann; the dear brother of Richard P. (the late 
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Rosalyn) Mann; the fond brother-in-law of Cynthia



Romagnoli; 
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and the beloved uncle to many nieces and nephews; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Robert E. Mann's independent spirit and 
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compassionate demeanor have been an inspiration to  countless 
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legislators in this State and elsewhere to always serve the 
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people with kindness, respect, and dignity; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of the 
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great legislator Robert E. Mann; and be it further

 
 


 






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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Robert E. Mann as an expression of 
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our sympathy.