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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
IN MEMORY OF THE HONORABLE JUDGE MICHAEL J. HOWLETT JR.
WHEREAS, Judge Michael J. Howlett Jr, a man whose life was devoted to public service, family, and faith, died on March 16, 2014 leaving friends, family and a community profoundly enriched for having known him; and
WHEREAS, Michael Howlett Jr. grew up in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood in Saint Phillip Neri Parish surrounded by a family that emphasized leadership and community service. His maternal grandfather was Fourth Ward Alderman Joe Geary and his father, Michael Howlett Sr. served three terms as Illinois Auditor now called the Illinois Comptroller and one term as Illinois Secretary of State; and
WHEREAS Michael Howlett graduated from Sacred Heart-Griffin High School in Springfield, received a degree from St. John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota, and received his law degree from the University of Notre Dame; and
WHEREAS, as a new lawyer, Michael Howlett clerked for the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for Judge William J. Bauer who fondly described his clerk, Michael Howlett as "a natural-born public servant"; Howlett later spent a year as an assistant U.S. Attorney but left to assist with his father's run
for governor; and
WHEREAS, Michael Howlett worked in private law practice in South Bend, Indiana where he represented his alma mater, the University of Notre Dame and later worked as a prosecutor in St. Joseph County, Indiana; and
WHEREAS, Michael Howlett was a respected lawyer who worked in two Chicago law firms and as a sole practitioner. He became a partner at Phelan, Pope and John. Later, he joined the law firm of Shefsky and Froelich where he chaired its litigation department, was counsel to Cook County state's attorney Dick Devine, and served as a legal liaison to the Archdiocese of Chicago; and
WHEREAS, Michael Howlett successfully managed many high profile and sensitive legal matters. He served as deputy outside counsel...
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