Full Text of HR0062 99th General Assembly
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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 Robert | 4 | | "Bob" Gilliam of Elgin, who passed away on December 30, 2014; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Robert Gilliam graduated from Elgin High School in | 7 | | 1963; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Robert Gilliam worked for the Elgin Area School | 9 | | District U-46 for 34 years in a variety of capacities, | 10 | | including teacher, dean of students, and assistant | 11 | | superintendent; he retired in 2002; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Robert Gilliam was the City of Elgin's first | 13 | | African-American council member and the longest-serving member | 14 | | in its history, serving for 40 years from 1973 to 2013; he is | 15 | | believed to be the longest-serving City Councilman in Illinois | 16 | | outside of Chicago; he also served as Commissioner of The | 17 | | Housing Authority of Elgin for 25 years from 1988 to 2013; he | 18 | | helped guide Elgin through the difficult decades of the 1970s | 19 | | and 1980s and into a period of growth and revitalization; as | 20 | | City Councilman, he showed political courage by supporting the | 21 | | construction of the Riverside Water Treatment Plant, allowing | 22 | | Elgin to become independent from relying on Chicago for its |
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| 1 | | water supply; the new treatment plant utilized the Fox River | 2 | | for Elgin's water, allowing the city to attract new businesses | 3 | | and development, while providing clean, reliable water to its | 4 | | residents; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, In September of 2014, Elgin renamed the municipal | 6 | | building The Robert Gilliam Municipal Complex in his honor; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Robert Gilliam is survived by his wife of 28 | 8 | | years, Marianne; his 2 children, Soynia and Tony; his brother, | 9 | | Joseph; his sister, Valerie; and his grandson; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 12 | | mourn the passing of Robert "Bob" Gilliam, and extend our | 13 | | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | 14 | | and loved him; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Robert Gilliam as an expression of | 17 | | our deepest sympathy.
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