92_HR1178

 
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 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members of the House of  Representatives  of
 3    the  State of Illinois were saddened to learn of the death of
 4    Michael J. Ditore of LaGrange on September 4, 2002; and

 5        WHEREAS, Michael J. Ditore received a  Bachelor  of  Arts
 6    Degree  in history from Illinois Benedictine College in 1971;
 7    in 1974 he was awarded a Master's Degree in  journalism  from
 8    Sangamon  State  University;  in  1979  he received his Juris
 9    Doctor Degree, cum laude, from Northern  Illinois  University
10    where  he  graduated  second  in his class and was a teaching
11    assistant, a law review member, and the recipient of the West
12    and Callaghan Scholastic Achievement awards; and

13        WHEREAS, After clerking for former federal District Court
14    Judge Nicolas Bua, he served as an Assistant State's Attorney
15    in Cook County from 1979 to 1984; he served in  the  Illinois
16    Attorney  General's  Office  from 1984 to 1992 and he was the
17    Deputy Director of Criminal Enforcement when he left to enter
18    into private practice; and

19        WHEREAS,  Among  his  many  accomplishments  during   his
20    distinguished  legal career, he prosecuted many felony cases,
21    including capital punishment  cases;  he  litigated  numerous
22    civil   matters,   including  cases  involving  the  Illinois
23    Consumer Fraud Act, the Illinois  Securities  Law,  and  long
24    term  care  facility law; he drafted and filed appeals in the
25    Illinois Appellate Court and drafted appeals and argued cases
26    before the Illinois Supreme Court; he was the lead prosecutor
27    in the investigation of the murder of  Kane  County  attorney
28    Tim McNamee; and

29        WHEREAS, He was a member of the American Bar Association,
30    the  Chicago  Bar  Association,  and  the  Chicago Chamber of
31    Commerce - Crime Prevention Committee; and
 
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 1        WHEREAS, Mike Ditore was the loving father of Michael  D.
 2    Ditore,  the  brother of the late John Ditore, the son of the
 3    late Gabriel and Dee Ditore, and the beloved friend of  Cheri
 4    Kvinge; therefore, be it

 5        RESOLVED,   BY   THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES  OF  THE
 6    NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
 7    we mourn the passing of Michael J. Ditore, we honor  him  for
 8    his  commitment  and devotion to the ideals of public service
 9    and justice, and we extend our  sincere  condolences  to  his
10    family and friends; and be it further

11        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
12    presented to the family of Michael J. Ditore with our deepest
13    sympathy.