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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives wish to express their sincere condolences to
4 the family and friends of Edward G. Proctor, who recently
5 passed away; and
6 WHEREAS, Edward G. Proctor was raised in the South Shore
7 neighborhood and graduated from Leo High School in 1947; he
8 graduated first in his class from the Law School at Loyola
9 University in 1953; in 1952 he was named an editor of the
10 Illinois Bar Journal; and
11 WHEREAS, He joined Kirkland & Ellis after his graduation
12 from Loyola; in 1978 he founded Reuben & Proctor with Don H.
13 Reuben; in 1986 the firm merged with Isham Lincoln & Beale
14 and closed in 1988; Mr. Proctor then joined Hinshaw &
15 Culbertson; Mr. Proctor served as an adjunct professor at
16 Loyola University, where he taught commercial law classes; in
17 1989 he received the Medal of Excellence from the University,
18 largely because of the one-on-one guidance that he provided
19 to the students; and
20 WHEREAS, Edward G. Proctor at times represented McCormick
21 Place, the Chicago Tribune Company, and the Halas family in
22 their bid to put skyboxes in Soldier Field; in addition to
23 his legal practice, he served on the board of Schwarz Paper
24 Company, taught religious education classes at his parish,
25 St. Barnabas, and helped plan fundraisers for financially
26 burdened high schools; and
27 WHEREAS, The passing of Edward G. Proctor will be felt by
28 all who knew him, especially his wife, Kathleen; his
29 daughters, Diana Pasquinelli, Laurel Marchesini, and Abigail;
30 his sons, Brian, Edward, Jr., and John; and his twelve
31 grandchildren; therefore, be it
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1 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
2 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
3 we mourn the passing of Edward G. Proctor of Olympia Fields,
4 Illinois, and extend our sympathy to his family and friends
5 at this time; and be it further
6 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7 presented to the family of Edward G. Proctor.