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 1                          SENATE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The Senate is grateful to those members who have
 3    devoted their energy and talent to  the  betterment  of  this
 4    body  and  the  well  being  of  the  people  of the State of
 5    Illinois; and

 6        WHEREAS, Robert S. Molaro of Chicago was elected  to  the
 7    Illinois  Senate  in  1992  and  has  served  this  body with
 8    distinction throughout his ten years as a member; and

 9        WHEREAS, During his three terms in  the  Senate,  Senator
10    Molaro  served as Democratic spokesman of the Senate Licensed
11    Activities Committee, the Higher Education Committee and most
12    recently  as  the  Democratic  spokesperson  of  the   Senate
13    Executive Committee; and

14        WHEREAS, Senator Molaro has also served on the Committees
15    on  Insurance,  Pensions  and Licensed Activities, Judiciary,
16    and Transportation, and the Pension Laws Commission; and

17        WHEREAS,  Senator   Molaro   has   numerous   legislative
18    accomplishments  which  have enhanced the quality of life for
19    the people of his culturally  and  racially  diverse  Chicago
20    legislative   district,   including  legislation  prohibiting
21    trains from blocking railroad crossings during heavy  traffic
22    hours; and

23        WHEREAS,  Senator  Molaro has enlightened the Senate with
24    his considerable acumen regarding the  issues  that  confront
25    the  Senate, and he will be long remembered for his versatile
26    wit that has brought humor and a sense of perspective to  the
27    Senate's debate; and

28        WHEREAS,  Senator  Molaro  is leaving the Senate upon his
29    election in the 2002 General Election as the  Illinois  State
30    Representative  from  the  21st  Representative  District  in
31    Chicago; therefore be it
 
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 1        RESOLVED,  BY  THE  SENATE  OF  THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
 2    ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, That  we  offer  our  best
 3    wishes  to  Senator Robert S. Molaro upon his retirement from
 4    the  Senate  and  his  election  to  the  Illinois  House  of
 5    Representatives; we offer  hope for a rewarding  future  with
 6    his wife, Barbara, and their five children; and be it further

 7        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of  this preamble and
 8    resolution be presented to Senator  Robert  S.  Molaro  as  a
 9    measure  of  our  esteem  and  respect  for our colleague and
10    friend.