HR0432 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the State of Illinois learned with deep sadness of the death of our former colleague, David B. McAfee of Palos Park, on February 19, 2005; and

WHEREAS, He was born on June 24, 1947, in Elmwood Park to William David McAfee and Anna Anderson McAfee; he graduated from Elmwood Park High School in 1965; he went on to receive a B.A. in government in 1969 and an M.P.A. in 1972, both from American University; he earned a J.D. in 1973 from Southern Methodist University; and

WHEREAS, Mr. McAfee served as a Legislative Assistant to Senator Wayne Morse, Oregon, and Congressman Roman Pucinski, Chicago, in their Washington, D.C., offices, as well as Congressman Sidney R. Yates in both his Washington, D.C., and Chicago offices; he was a managing partner of Fredrickson & Company, home builders and general contractors, and was also President of Fredrickson Real Estate Improvement Company; he was a former partner with the Chicago law firm of Clausen, Miller, Gorman, Caffrey, & Witous; and

WHEREAS, He was a public servant for many years; he was a Village Trustee of Indian Head Park from 1983 to 1987 and Village President from 1987 to 1991; during his tenure as Village President, property taxes were reduced by more than 32%; he was Vice President of the West Central Municipal Conference for 1988-1989 and President for the 1989-1990 term; he also served as Special Planning Coordinator for the National Sheriff's Association and was a member of the Executive Committee of the Metropolitan Economic Development Alliance; and

WHEREAS, He was a Special Assistant Attorney General and served in the General Assembly as State Representative from 1991 to 1995 for the 47th Representative District; during his term, he served on more committees and passed more bills than any other freshman legislator; he served as Vice Chairperson of the Insurance committee and served on the Health Care and Human Services, Veterans Affairs, Consumer Protection, Judiciary, Aging, and other committees; and

WHEREAS, While a member of the House of Representatives, David McAfee championed legislation regarding the rights of mobile home tenants and landlords; he led the fight to pass the Whistleblower law to eliminate waste in State government; he sponsored legislation placing a moratorium on construction of new hazardous waste incinerators; and he passed a bill to have senior citizens trained in child care work; and

WHEREAS, Since 1995, he worked as a real estate developer for McAfee Investments LLC; he was a member of the Illinois, Florida, Texas, and American Bar Associations and gave presentations for the University of Wisconsin Professional Development Program; he was an announcer at the annual Pet Parade in LaGrange and the recipient of numerous civic and legislative awards; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of David B. McAfee, who will always be remembered for his good nature and the ever-present smile he wore on his face, and we extend our deepest sympathy to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to his loved ones as an expression of our sadness for this loss.