Bill Text: IL HR0464 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Chester Slaughter of Chicago.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-10-28 - Resolution Adopted [HR0464 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HR0464-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Chester | ||||||
4 | Slaughter of Chicago, who passed away on December 23, 2018; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Chester Slaughter was born and raised on the South | ||||||
6 | Side of Chicago and was a successful product of the Chicago | ||||||
7 | Public School system; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Chester Slaughter went on to attend Tennessee | ||||||
9 | State University (TSU), earning his undergraduate degrees in | ||||||
10 | political science and history in 1965; inspired by the civil | ||||||
11 | rights movement and determined to make a difference in the | ||||||
12 | lives of African Americans, he furthered his education at | ||||||
13 | Howard University School of Law in Washington, D.C.; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Chester Slaughter participated in the Howard Law | ||||||
15 | Journal and received his Juris Doctorate in 1968; while | ||||||
16 | attending law school, he met the love of his life, Ruth Willis; | ||||||
17 | and
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18 | WHEREAS, Chester Slaughter's achievement as an outstanding | ||||||
19 | defense attorney propelled him to become a trailblazer in the | ||||||
20 | legal community and a vital cornerstone of four notable law | ||||||
21 | firms; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Chester Slaughter's diverse career included | ||||||
2 | working within the government and public sectors, where he | ||||||
3 | served as a supervising Cook County State's Attorney, as | ||||||
4 | General Counsel for the Maywood Park District, and as a hearing | ||||||
5 | officer for the Cook County Metropolitan Water Reclamation | ||||||
6 | District; he will forever be remembered for his remarkable | ||||||
7 | 46-year career as a distinguished attorney, political advisor, | ||||||
8 | community advocate, and mentor; therefore, be it
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9 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
10 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
11 | we mourn the passing of Chester Slaughter and extend our | ||||||
12 | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | ||||||
13 | and loved him; and be it further
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14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
15 | presented to the family of Chester Slaughter as an expression | ||||||
16 | of our deepest sympathy.
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