RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Gilbert ("Gil") Marchman IV has been called to eternal life by the wisdom of God; and
WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has been informed of his passing by Alderman Edward M. Burke; and
WHEREAS, Gil is survived by family and many friends; and
WHEREAS, Gil became a Big 10 referee in 1971 who can lay claim to being one of the first black crew chiefs in a major conference; and
WHEREAS, Gil has been officiating football ever since he injured a knee trying out as a running back at the University of Illinois in 1955; and '
WHEREAS, Gil was initially an accountant who became interested in the law when he went to tax court with a client and realized the lawyer's fee was always larger; and
WHEREAS, Gil enrolled in John Marshall Law School in 1960 but only lasted one semester due to his job as a docket clerk in probate court; and
WHEREAS, In 1962, Gil became the Chief Financial Officer for the Circuit Court of Cook County; and
WHEREAS, In 1977, Gil was appointed to the Appellate Court as Clerk until he retired January 2002 after a bout with cancer; and
WHEREAS, In 2001, Gil joined the Survivor Council ofthe Pancreatic Cancer Action Network ("PANcan") to raise awareness of pancreatic cancer and enlist volunteers for PANcan; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and the members of the Chicago City Council, assembled this twenty-seventh day of April, 2022, do hereby commemorate Gilbert Marchman IV for his grace-filled life and do hereby express our condolences to his family; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Gilbert Marchman IV.