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92_HR0099 LRB9208260RHrh 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION 2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 3 Representatives are honored to recognize significant 4 milestones in the lives of the people of the State of 5 Illinois; and 6 WHEREAS, Those individuals who minister to the spiritual 7 and literary needs of others are worthy of the highest 8 respect and admiration; and 9 WHEREAS, It is with great pleasure that the members of 10 this Body welcome the opportunity to recognize citizens of 11 this State who make outstanding contributions to society; and 12 WHEREAS, David W. Ellis has published his first novel, 13 entitled "Line of Vision"; and 14 WHEREAS, David W. Ellis currently practices commercial 15 litigation and election law at the Chicago law firm of 16 Williams, Collings & Bax; and 17 WHEREAS, David W. Ellis received his bachelor's degree 18 from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, where he 19 served as president of his fraternity, and his law degree 20 from Northwestern University School of Law; and 21 WHEREAS, David W. Ellis served as Deputy Legal Counsel to 22 the Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, and as 23 counsel to the Illinois Democratic Party; David W. Ellis is 24 respected by both sides of the aisle in the Statehouse and is 25 considered a leading authority on campaign, election and 26 legal questions dealing with the legislative process; and 27 WHEREAS, David W. Ellis, is the three-time reigning 28 recipient of the St. Nicholas "Those Who Excel" Award of 29 Merit; and 30 WHEREAS, David W. Ellis earned the respect and admiration -2- LRB9208260RHrh 1 of all those in the General Assembly who have had the honor 2 and pleasure of working with him; and 3 WHEREAS, His wise counsel and advice was a great 4 influence on his fellow Democratic staffers, and he 5 immediately earned the respect and affection of everyone 6 around him; therefore, be it 7 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 8 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 9 we congratulate David W. Ellis on achieving great success in 10 the fields of law and literature; we wish him much success 11 during his reign as the St. Nicholas "Those Who Excel" Award 12 of Merit winner; and be it further 13 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 14 presented to David W. Ellis an an expression of our esteem.