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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Bradley | ||||||
4 | Eugene Horton of Peoria, who passed away January 29, 2010; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Bradley Eugene Horton was born October 3, 1950 to | ||||||
6 | William "Bill" and Bernice E. Deets Horton of Dixon; he was the | ||||||
7 | older of two children, having a younger brother, Brian; and
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8 | WHEREAS, He excelled in athletics and extracurricular | ||||||
9 | activities at Polo Community High School; he was a receiver on | ||||||
10 | the football team, played forward on the basketball team (on | ||||||
11 | which he also had the highest free throw shooting percentage), | ||||||
12 | was the track team's best high jumper, and participated in | ||||||
13 | band, chorus, and drama club; he graduated with the Class of | ||||||
14 | 1968; and
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15 | WHEREAS, He went on to graduate with a Bachelor's Degree | ||||||
16 | from Western Illinois University in 1972 and earned his MBA | ||||||
17 | from Western Illinois University in 1974; after collegiate | ||||||
18 | studies, he went to work for Jenn Realty and taught business | ||||||
19 | classes at Midstate College in Peoria; he would later teach | ||||||
20 | real estate courses at Illinois Central College; and | ||||||
21 | WHEREAS, In 1975, Bradley left real estate to work in the |
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1 | Peoria Township Assessor's Office; after the death of incumbent | ||||||
2 | assessor Bob Potter, he mounted campaigns for the assessor | ||||||
3 | position in 1981 and 1982 and won the position, a position | ||||||
4 | which he held for five terms and was recognized for his service | ||||||
5 | of over 18 years as Township Assessor; and | ||||||
6 | WHEREAS, While serving as Peoria Township Assessor, he | ||||||
7 | taught others as an instructor for the Illinois Property | ||||||
8 | Assessment Institute; he continued educating other assessors | ||||||
9 | in Illinois and Indiana until his death; and | ||||||
10 | WHEREAS, He was elected Peoria County Recorder of Deeds in | ||||||
11 | 2000; as Recorder of Deeds he was responsible for the | ||||||
12 | recording, scanning, and microfilming of legally executed real | ||||||
13 | estate documents and maintaining records dating back to 1825; | ||||||
14 | and | ||||||
15 | WHEREAS, He was active in local politics as a member of the | ||||||
16 | Board of Directors and later, President, of the 2nd Ward | ||||||
17 | Republican Men's Club, as well as serving as a Republican | ||||||
18 | Precinct Committeeman; and | ||||||
19 | WHEREAS, He was active in his community, serving as past | ||||||
20 | president of the Downtown Kiwanis Club, as a member of the | ||||||
21 | Peoria Township Officials Organization, Peoria County | ||||||
22 | Assessor's Association, Illinois Assessor's Association, and |
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1 | on the statewide Board of Directors of the Township Officials | ||||||
2 | of Illinois for 13 years; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Bradley Horton is survived by his wife, Nancy Kay | ||||||
4 | Gustine Horton; his daughter, Alicia; his son-in-law, Derek, | ||||||
5 | and his two grandsons, Cayden and Brady; therefore, be it
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6 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
7 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
8 | mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of | ||||||
9 | Bradley Eugene Horton; and be it further
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10 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
11 | presented to the family of Bradley Eugene Horton as an | ||||||
12 | expression of our sincere sympathy.
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