RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The Honorable Laura C. Liu has gone to her eternal reward at the age of 49; and
WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has been informed of her passing by Alderman Edward M. Burke; and
WHEREAS, A resident of Chicago, the Honorable Laura C. Liu was a widely admired jurist and the loving wife of Michael Kasper; and
WHEREAS, The Honorable Laura C. Liu was the devoted mother of Sophie to whom she imparted many of the fine and noble qualities that she possessed in abundance; and
WHEREAS, The Honorable Laura C. Liu was appointed a Cook County Circuit Court Judge in 2010 and was elected to the bench in 2012; and
WHEREAS, The Honorable Laura C. Liu presided in the mortgage foreclosure section of the Chancery Division where she ruled on foreclosure cases; and
WHEREAS, In 2012 the Honorable Laura C. Liu became the first Asian-American to serve as a member of the Illinois Appellate Court; and
WHEREAS, Raised in Austintown, Ohio, the Honorable Laura C. Liu graduated from Youngstown State University and earned her law degree from the University of Cincinnati; and
WHEREAS, The Honorable Laura C. Liu moved to Chicago during a law school internship and decided to make the city her new home; and
WHEREAS, Prior to becoming a Judge, the Honorable Laura C. Liu worked in private practice and specialized in health care and employment law; and
WHEREAS, The hard work, sacrifice and dedication of the Honorable Laura C. Liu serve as an example to all; and
WHEREAS, The Honorable Laura C. Liu was an individual of great integrity and accomplishment who will be dearly missed and fondly remembered by her many relatives, friends and admirers; and
WHEREAS, To her husband, Michael, her daughter, Sophie, her parents, Yih-Wu and Becky, her brother, Eric and her sister Jessica, the Honorable Laura C. Liu imparts a legacy of faithfulness, service and dignity; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and the members of the Chicago City Council, assembled this eighteenth day of May, 2016, do hereby commemorate the Honorable Laura C. Liu for her grace-filled life and do hereby express our condolences to her family; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of the Honorable Laura C. Liu.
