Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

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3	3	1 SENATE RESOLUTION
4	4	2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened
5	5	3 to learn of the death of John Meinert, who passed away on
6	6	4 December 30, 2023; and
7	7	5 WHEREAS, John Meinert was born in White Cloud, Michigan on
8	8	6 August 11, 1927; he began working at age 12, contributing
9	9	7 financial support to his mother, baby twin sisters, and
10	10	8 brother through a variety of jobs, including ranch hand,
11	11	9 grocery clerk, typesetter, and clothing salesman; he graduated
12	12	10 high school as valedictorian at age 16 and received a
13	13	11 scholarship to the University of Michigan; he was drafted in
14	14	12 the U.S. Army, serving from 1945 to 1946; he concluded his
15	15	13 studies at Northwestern University in 1949, earning his
16	16	14 Bachelor of Science and his certified public accountant (CPA)
17	17	15 license; he was drafted again and served as a sergeant in the
18	18	16 U.S. Army Reserves from 1955 to 1958; and
19	19	17 WHEREAS, John Meinert's notable professional
20	20	18 accomplishments started in 1950 at premier clothing retailer
21	21	19 Hart Schaffner & Marx, later known as the Hartmarx
22	22	20 Corporation, where he moved up the ranks over 40 years to
23	23	21 become chairman of the board; he became chairman emeritus in
24	24	22 1990; he then started a new 22-year career as a principal at
25	25	23 J.H. Chapman Group LLC, a Chicago investment banking firm,
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34	34	1 retiring as chairman in 2012 at age 85; he also worked as an
35	35	2 arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association; and
36	36	3 WHEREAS, John Meinert contributed to the accounting
37	37	4 profession in a number of ways; he educated accounting
38	38	5 students at Northwestern University and served as a faculty
39	39	6 member at the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management; he
40	40	7 served as president of the Illinois CPA Society, serving two
41	41	8 terms on the board of directors, and on numerous committees
42	42	9 with the American Institute of CPAs, where he ultimately
43	43	10 served as vice president; he also wrote a column in the Journal
44	44	11 of Accountancy for many years and was a longtime member of the
45	45	12 Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council of the
46	46	13 Financial Accounting Standards Board; and
47	47	14 WHEREAS, John Meinert donated his time to numerous
48	48	15 endeavors and volunteer positions, including the Evanston
49	49	16 Hospital Board, Northwestern University's John Evans Club, the
50	50	17 Better Business Bureau, the Duncan YMCA, and the Chicagoland
51	51	18 Chamber of Commerce; he served as president and later chairman
52	52	19 of the Clothing Manufacturers Association of the USA from 1982
53	53	20 to 1990; he was a trustee of the Amalgamated Insurance Fund and
54	54	21 the Rotary International Retirement Fund; he served with the
55	55	22 Leadership Circle Advisory Council for Northwestern
56	56	23 University's Kellogg School of Management and chaired the
57	57	24 University of Illinois Gies College of Business Advisory
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68	68	1 Council; he was president of Rotary International, where he
69	69	2 insistently advised on the worldwide inclusion of women,
70	70	3 before becoming a foundation trustee and an assistant district
71	71	4 governor, completing this service in 2000; he later served on
72	72	5 the Chicago Council for Foreign Relations and Chicago Sister
73	73	6 Cities International; and
74	74	7 WHEREAS, John Meinert accrued many accolades and honors,
75	75	8 including the Gold Medal from the American Institute of
76	76	9 Certified Public Accountants for Distinguished Service in
77	77	10 1987, the Alumni Merit Award from the Kellogg School of
78	78	11 Management at Northwestern University in 1989, and the Public
79	79	12 Service Award from the Illinois CPA Society in 1996; in
80	80	13 recognition for his wide-ranging civic work, he was named
81	81	14 Chicago Humanitarian of the Year by the Five Hospital
82	82	15 Foundation in 1995; and
83	83	16 WHEREAS, John Meinert was a member of Community
84	84	17 Presbyterian Church, The University Club of Chicago, and the
85	85	18 Rolling Green Country Club, all in the Chicago area, until he
86	86	19 moved to Davenport, Iowa; and
87	87	20 WHEREAS, John Meinert was a dependable and family-focused
88	88	21 person, engendering intense loyalty from others despite his
89	89	22 demanding and driven nature; he will be remembered for his
90	90	23 brilliance of mind, sheer force of will, spectacular energy,
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101	101	1 and stewardship; and
102	102	2 WHEREAS, John Meinert was preceded in death by his wife of
103	103	3 50 years, Ruth Joyce Meinert; and
104	104	4 WHEREAS, John Meinert is survived by his daughters,
105	105	5 Elizabeth (Scott) Tinsman and Pamela Martin; his sisters,
106	106	6 Arlene (Horst) Lichtenberger, Darlene (Tom) Rinehart, and
107	107	7 Richard (Dorothy) Reynolds; seven grandchildren; three
108	108	8 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews; therefore,
109	109	9 be it
110	110	10 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL
111	111	11 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of
112	112	12 John Meinert and extend our sincere condolences to his family,
113	113	13 friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
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