Full Text of SR0408 93rd General Assembly
SR0408 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with regret of the death of Jeremiah Marsh of Winnetka | 4 |
| on Monday, January 19, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Marsh was raised in Minnesota, where he was an | 6 |
| all-state football and basketball player; he attended Harvard | 7 |
| University, where he played quarterback on the football team; | 8 |
| he graduated from Harvard Law School in 1958; and
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| WHEREAS, Following law school, Mr. Marsh moved to Chicago | 10 |
| to practice law at Hackbart, Rooks and Pitts, specializing in | 11 |
| railway law; when Edward Kennedy was elected to the U.S. | 12 |
| Senate, Mr. Marsh went to Washington, D.C., as his legislative | 13 |
| aide; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1968, Mr. Marsh was appointed special counsel | 15 |
| by Governor Richard Ogilvie; during the Governor's term, Mr. | 16 |
| Marsh was involved with establishing the income tax and | 17 |
| redrafting the constitution as the liaison to the Illinois | 18 |
| Constitutional Convention of 1970; he was responsible for | 19 |
| creating one of the most effective executive articles in any | 20 |
| constitution in the U.S.; and | 21 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. Marsh returned to private practice and became | 22 |
| co-chairman of the Chicago law firm Hopkins & Sutter, before | 23 |
| moving to Ungaretti & Harris in 2001; and | 24 |
| WHEREAS, Many government officials sought the counsel of | 25 |
| Mr. Marsh; almost every Governor since Governor Ogilvie | 26 |
| reappointed Mr. Marsh to the National Commission on Uniform | 27 |
| State Laws; following the passage of the North American Free | 28 |
| Trade Agreement, he was appointed to a task force with Mexican | 29 |
| and Canadian attorneys to iron out business laws among the | 30 |
| three countries; and
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| WHEREAS, During his career, Mr. Marsh served as general | 2 |
| counsel to the RTA and Metra; he was recognized as a giant in | 3 |
| Chicago legal circles; and he influenced the passage of many | 4 |
| important State laws; and | 5 |
| WHEREAS, The passing of Jeremiah Marsh has been deeply felt | 6 |
| by many, especially his wife, Marietta; his children, | 7 |
| Kimberley, Howard, Christopher, and Courtney; his sister, Joan | 8 |
| Turner; and his four grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL | 10 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 11 |
| Jeremiah Marsh, and we extend our deepest sympathy to his | 12 |
| friends, family, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 13 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 |
| presented to the family of Mr. Marsh as an expression of our | 16 |
| heartfelt condolences.
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