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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Elmo Ray Younger on the | ||||||
| 4 | occasion of his 100th birthday on February 18, 2022; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Elmo Younger was born in Louisiana on February | ||||||
| 6 | 18, 1922; he moved to Illinois in his early twenties; he served | ||||||
| 7 | in the U.S. Army during World War II and was stationed in | ||||||
| 8 | Europe; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Elmo Younger served as an alderman for the City | ||||||
| 10 | of Morris for 12 years, becoming the first African American | ||||||
| 11 | elected to public office in Grundy County; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Elmo Younger continued a life of public service | ||||||
| 13 | as a member of the Boy Scouts Executive Board for 36 years, a | ||||||
| 14 | Republican Precinct Committeeman for over 30 years, a juvenile | ||||||
| 15 | correctional counselor for the Department of Corrections for | ||||||
| 16 | 29 years, a union representative for the Central States Joint | ||||||
| 17 | Board for 12 years, and a board member of the Grundy County | ||||||
| 18 | Health Association for six years; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Elmo Younger was a charter member and department | ||||||
| 20 | commander of the Chief Shabbona Chapter #86 of the Disabled | ||||||
| 21 | American Veterans Charity in Morris; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Elmo Younger also served as State Chaplain for | ||||||
| 2 | the Department of Illinois Disabled American Veterans and is a | ||||||
| 3 | life member of the Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of | ||||||
| 4 | Foreign Wars, and the American Legion; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Elmo Younger led the effort of creating a | ||||||
| 6 | memorial to the civilians killed in the Joliet Arsenal | ||||||
| 7 | explosion of 1942, which was dedicated in 2001; he later | ||||||
| 8 | served as a member of the Joliet Arsenal Property's | ||||||
| 9 | Remediation Action Board at the age of 80; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Elmo Younger was a dedicated husband to his late | ||||||
| 11 | wife, Frances; he is the father of three children, Cheryl, | ||||||
| 12 | Ray, and Denise, the grandfather to four grandchildren, and | ||||||
| 13 | the great-grandfather to numerous great-grandchildren; | ||||||
| 14 | therefore, be it
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| 15 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 16 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 17 | we congratulate Elmo Ray Younger on his 100th birthday on | ||||||
| 18 | February 18, 2022, thank him for his service to our state and | ||||||
| 19 | country, and wish him many more wonderful years; and be it | ||||||
| 20 | further
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| 21 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
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| 1 | presented to Elmo Younger as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
| 2 | respect.
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