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 eighte...
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