Bill Text: IL HR0076 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of former Illinois State Representative Rosemary Mulligan.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2015-03-05 - Resolution Adopted [HR0076 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-HR0076-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives are saddened by the death of our friend and
colleague, former State Representative Rosemary Mulligan of
Des Plaines, who passed away on December 30, 2014; and
WHEREAS, Rep. Mulligan was born and raised in Chicago; she
moved with her family to Park Ridge in 1955, and then moved to
Des Plaines when she married; and
WHEREAS, Rep. Mulligan earned her Associate of Arts and
Science degree in Legal Technology from Harper College in
Palatine in 1982; she was a recipient of a 4-year scholarship
from Illinois State University in Normal, and received further
education at the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal
Education; and
WHEREAS, Rep. Mulligan was first elected to the Illinois
House of Representatives in 1992, serving the people of
northwest suburban Cook County in the 65th District (formerly
the 55th District) for 20 years, retiring in January 2013; and
WHEREAS, Rep. Mulligan was the first Des Plaines resident
to serve in the Illinois House of Representatives; and

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WHEREAS, During her tenure in the General Assembly, Rep.
Mulligan became a respected leader on State budget issues
(particularly human services appropriations), family and
women's issues, health care, and early childhood education; and
WHEREAS, Rep. Mulligan was recognized for her expertise in
prescription drug problems, compulsive gambling, health
insurance coverage and reforms, welfare-to-work, and victims'
rights; and
WHEREAS, Some of Rep. Mulligan's key accomplishments
include passage of a bill making female genital mutilation
illegal in Illinois, the establishment of the veterans'
scratch-off lottery card to fund veteran's programs in
Illinois, a bill to allow for an income tax check-off to help
pay for prosthesis replacements for veterans, securing funding
for fighting flooding issues in the Des Plaines River area,
instituting programs to fight compulsive gambling and other
addictions, casting a deciding vote in favor of Illinois' civil
unions bill and advancing marriage equality, and addressing
transportation issues, including the S-curve in Des Plaines on
which she worked with the late Des Plaines Mayor Paul Jung and
former State Representative Carolyn Krause; and
WHEREAS, Rep. Mulligan served as majority chair or minority
spokesperson of the Illinois House Human Services

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Appropriations Committee for 17 of her 20 years in the General
Assembly; and
WHEREAS, Rep. Mulligan served on many committees
throughout her time in the General Assembly, including the
Joint Committee on Administrative Rules, the Access to Federal
Funding Committee (minority spokesperson), the Appropriations
for Elementary & Secondary Education Committee, the
Appropriations for Human Services Committee (minority
spokesperson), the Business & Occupational Licenses Committee,
the Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee, the
Health Care Licenses Committee, and the Medicaid Reform, Family &
Children Services Committee (minority spokesperson); and
WHEREAS, Rep. Mulligan served on numerous other task forces
and committees, including the Illinois Discharged Service
Member Task Force, the Governor's Senior Pharmaceutical
Assistance Review Committee, the Joint Task Force on Immigrant
Issues, the Early Intervention Task Force, the Elder Abuse Task
Force, and the Illinois Workforce Investment Board; and
WHEREAS, Rep. Mulligan was selected to attend the Women's
Political and Economic Leadership Conferences in Northern
Ireland and London in 1999; she was also a delegate to Israel
and was the program chair for the White House Women's Economic
Leadership Summit in 1997; and

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WHEREAS, Rep. Mulligan additionally served on the Citizens
Council on Children, the Illinois Clemency Project for Battered
Women, and the National Advisory Council of the Campaign for
Women's Health; and
WHEREAS, Rep. Mulligan received numerous awards and honors
during her legislative career and was named "One of the Top 100
Women Making A Difference" by Today's Chicago Woman; and
WHEREAS, Rep. Mulligan received countless awards for her
advocacy and work in the legislature and community, including
the Health Care Council of Illinois Legislator of the Year
Award, the Maine Community Youth Assistance Foundation
Certificate of Appreciation, the Lutheran Social Services of
Illinois Legislative Champion Award, the American Cancer
Society Leadership Award for the Smoke-Free Illinois Act, the
Maine Center Legislative Star Award, the Illinois Farm Bureau
ACTIVATOR Friend of Agriculture Award, the Illinois Health Care
Association Legislator of the Year, the Illinois Council
Against Handgun Violence Legislative Advocacy Award, the
Illinois Area Vocational Directors Council and Illinois
Education Employment System Directors Leadership Certificate
of Appreciation, the Illinois Primary Health Care Association
Legislative Advocacy Award, the Advocate Lutheran General
Hospital Certificate of Appreciation, the Civic Leadership

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Recognition Award of the Polish American Leadership
Initiative, the Legislative Award of the Italian American
Political Coalition, the Friend of Consumer Award from the
Illinois Coalition for Competitive Telecommunications, the
Legislator of the Year Award from The Harbour, Inc., the Youth
Campus Award, the Francine M. Bernstein Make It Happen Award,
the Leadership Award from the Illinois Library Association, the
Outstanding Legislator Award from the Campaign for Better
Health, the Certificate of Appreciation from the Illinois
Immigrant Coalition, the National Pathfinder Award from the
Center for Policy Alternatives, the Legislator of the Year
Award from the North Suburban Library System, the Outstanding
Working Woman of the Year Award from the Illinois Business &
Professional Women, the Leadership Award from the Illinois
Library Association, the Human Dignity Award from the Illinois
Coalition Against Domestic Violence, the Legislator of the Year
from the National Council on Problem and Compulsive Gambling,
the Legislator of the Year Award from the Illinois Association
of Community Mental Health Agencies, the Courage Award from the
Women's Leadership Conference, the Ida B. Wells-Barnett Award,
the Heart Start Chicago Award of the National Center for
Clinical Infant Programs, the Illinois Community College
Trustee Association Distinguished Alumnus Award, and the
Champion of Local Government Award from the Suburban Mayors
Action Coalition of Cook County; and

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WHEREAS, Rep. Mulligan served in various professional and
community organizations, including the Flemming Fellow
Leadership National Board, the National Conference of State
Legislators Health Forum, the Illinois Conference of Women
Legislators, the Illinois Federation of Business and
Professional Women, the Advisory Board of Avenues to
Independence, the Advisory Board of Have Dreams, the Illinois
Republican Committeewoman's Roundtable, the Maine Township
Regular Republican Organization, the Northwest Suburban
Republican Women, the League of Women Voters, the National
Women's Political Caucus, and the Illinois Women's Political
Caucus; and
WHEREAS, Rep. Mulligan was a champion of women's
reproductive freedom and a passionate advocate for access to
quality health care; particularly for children, the elderly,
the developmentally disabled, and those with special needs; and
WHEREAS, Rep. Mulligan raised 2 sons, Dan and Matt, and was
the proud grandmother of Sophia and Isabelle; and
WHEREAS, Members of the Illinois House of Representatives
will miss both the candor and dedication with which Rep.
Mulligan tackled issues that came before the chamber and the
passion with which she served her constituents; therefore, be
it

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RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
mourn, along with her family, friends, and constituents, the
passing of Illinois State Representative Rosemary Mulligan;
and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the family of Rep. Rosemary Mulligan as a symbol
of our sincere sympathy.