[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 6 (Tuesday, February 1, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                       TRIBUTE TO ARTHUR W. JICHA

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                          HON. PHILIP M. CRANE

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 1, 1994

  Mr. CRANE. Mr. Speaker, it is with the deepest of regrets that we 
report the death of our dear friend of a quarter of a century, Arthur 
W. Jicha of Palatine in the Eighth Illinois Congressional District.
  Art played an important role in each of my election victories, going 
back to my first one in 1969. With his help, I obtained the endorsement 
of the Palatine Township Regular Republican Organization in that first 
election--the only township endorsement I received in a primary crowded 
with 11 candidates.
  He supported me in every reelection bid since 1969, and was sharing 
his great political knowledge and persuasive powers to assist us in our 
current race.
  A veteran of the war in Korea, he fought the good fight in the 
political trenches for 35 years as a Republican precinct captain, even 
as he battled on the gridiron for the Northwestern University football 
team as he helped to take a Wildcat eleven to the 1949 Rose Bowl.
  Art was serving as Palatine Township Assessor--a post he had held 
since 1987--at the time of his death this week. He was also President 
of the 30-member Cook County Township Assessor Association.
  Art delighted in sharing his political knowledge. He served as 
campaign chairman for two Illinois State senators, was a delegate to 
Cook County and Illinois State conventions, and was a deputy 
committeeman for the Palatine Township Regular Republican Organization.
  We want to express our sympathy to Art's lovely wife, Glena, and to 
his children, Elizabeth and Andrew.
  Art Jicha was more than our political ally. He was our dear friend 
and he will be missed.

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