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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
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| 3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
Thomas D. | ||||||
| 4 | Nyhan of Lisle, who passed away on November 7, 2014; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Thomas Nyhan graduated from the Loyola University | ||||||
| 6 | Chicago School of Law in 1958 and joined the Chicago law firm | ||||||
| 7 | of Pope, Ballard,
Shepard & Fowle, Ltd., where he became one of | ||||||
| 8 | the premier workers'
compensation defense attorneys in the | ||||||
| 9 | State; during
his 35-year career with Pope, Ballard, Shepard & | ||||||
| 10 | Fowle, he became senior partner
and created a formidable group | ||||||
| 11 | of workers' compensation
attorneys; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, In 1992, Thomas Nyhan went on to become a founding
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| 13 | shareholder of Nyhan, Pfister, Bambrick & Kinzie, P.C.; he | ||||||
| 14 | retired in 1994 but continued to consult with members of the
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| 15 | firm on important issues over the years; with his guidance,
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| 16 | Nyhan, Bambrick, Kinzie & Lowry has grown from a 9-attorney
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| 17 | workers' compensation defense firm to a premier full-service
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| 18 | defense firm handling multi-state civil litigation and | ||||||
| 19 | Medicare
Secondary Payer compliance service in addition to | ||||||
| 20 | workers'
compensation defense and employment; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, Thomas Nyhan served for many years as the workers'
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| 22 | compensation counsel to the Illinois Chamber of Commerce,
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| 1 | providing his expertise and guidance on the law in negotiations
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| 2 | and representation of employers in a professional and effective
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| 3 | manner; and | ||||||
| 4 | WHEREAS, In 1982, Thomas Nyhan and his late wife, Donna, | ||||||
| 5 | created a case precedent
resource called Q-Dex for the
Illinois | ||||||
| 6 | workers' compensation community and, until recently, Thomas | ||||||
| 7 | Nyhan remained active in Q-Dex, which is now presided over by | ||||||
| 8 | his
daughter, Suzanne; and | ||||||
| 9 | WHEREAS, Thomas Nyhan was very proud of the fact that he | ||||||
| 10 | had read every workers' compensation decision of the | ||||||
| 11 | Commission, the appellate courts, and the supreme courts for
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| 12 | over 50 years; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Thomas Nyhan was active in numerous professional
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| 14 | organizations, serving on the Attorney Registration and
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| 15 | Disciplinary Commission of the Illinois Supreme Court, as | ||||||
| 16 | Executive Secretary of the Illinois
Self-Insurers Association, | ||||||
| 17 | and as an Officer and Director of the
National Council of | ||||||
| 18 | Self-Insurers; he also was a Fellow of the
American Bar | ||||||
| 19 | Association and a member of the Association of
Trial Lawyers of | ||||||
| 20 | America, the Chicago Bar Association, the Illinois
State Bar | ||||||
| 21 | Association, and the International Association of
Industrial | ||||||
| 22 | Accident Boards and Commissions; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Thomas Nyhan is survived by his wife, Joan Nyhan; | ||||||
| 2 | his children, Thomas C. Nyhan, Esq., Larry J. Nyhan, Esq., | ||||||
| 3 | Dennis J.
Nyhan, and Suzanne M. Nyhan, Esq.; his | ||||||
| 4 | daughters-in-law, Beth Nyhan,
Esq., Yukiko Nyhan, and Melanie | ||||||
| 5 | Murphy; his grandchildren, Lauren
Nyhan Macklis, Jason | ||||||
| 6 | Macklis, M.D., Daniel and Lisa Nyhan,
and Brendan, Dylan, | ||||||
| 7 | Nicole, Patrick, Megan, Katherine, and Kara
Nyhan; his | ||||||
| 8 | great-granddaughter, Emily Macklis; and his step-children, | ||||||
| 9 | grandchildren, and great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 11 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 12 | we mourn
the passing of Thomas D. Nyhan, and we extend our | ||||||
| 13 | sincere condolences
to his family, friends, and all who knew | ||||||
| 14 | and loved him; and be it further
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| 15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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| 16 | presented to the family of Thomas Nyhan as an expression of our
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| 17 | deepest sympathy.
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