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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
COMMEMORATING THE LIFE MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND MEMORY OF RICHARD R. ROCHESTER
WHEREAS, Richard F. Rochester, a dedicated lawyer, circuit court judge and trailblazing bar association leader died January 28, 2014; and
WHEREAS, Richard F. Rochester was raised in Chicago and attended St. Patrick's High School and completed his undergraduate education at the University of Illinois and obtained his law degree from IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law; and
WHEREAS, Richard Rochester joined the law firm of Boyle and Friedman and spent the next three decades focusing his practice in real estate and tax planning; and
WHEREAS, as a resident of north suburban Mount Prospect in the 1970's Rochester became active in the Northwest Suburban Bar Association, and is credited with the revitalization, expansion and improvement of the NWSBA while serving as its President; and
WHEREAS, Richard Rochester was appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court to fill a vacancy in the Cook County Circuit Court in 1990; and
WHEREAS, Richard Rochester and his wife Florenceen were married for over 56 years and were the proud parents of five children: Domineque, Richard, RoxAnne, Ronald, and Rory. Richard Rochester was the doting grandfather of his 13 grandchildren, Tyler, Kelsey, Richard, Riley, Robert, John, Dominic, Margo, David, Lucas, Brittany, Brooke and Brielle, and a great-grandson, Brayden; and
WHEREAS, Judge Rochester's daughter, RoxAnne L. Rochester joined her father at the bar and in service to Cook County, as a staff attorney with the Cook County Circuit Court's Law Division; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Commissioners of Cook County, on behalf of the 5.2 million residents of Cook County commemorates the life of Richard Rochester, and herewith expresses its sincere gratitude for the invaluable contributions he has made to the Citizens of Cook County, Illinois; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a suitable copy of this R...
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