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| SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, State Senator Stanley B. Weaver devoted nearly 45 |
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| years of his life to public service; he served as Mayor of |
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| Urbana from May 1957 to January 1969, and in the Illinois |
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| Senate from 1970 to 2002, after one term in the House of |
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| Representatives; and
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| WHEREAS, He was named to the newly-created position of |
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| Senate Majority Leader in 1997, after serving as Assistant |
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| Senate Leader for 22 years; as a lawmaker, Stan's priorities |
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| were always those of the people he represented - quality |
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| education, agriculture, economic development, and |
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| conservation; and
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| WHEREAS, When Senator Weaver rose to speak in the Senate, |
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| people recognized his command of the issues - and listened; he |
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| was held in the highest esteem by his colleagues and |
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| constituents from both political parties; he was the |
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| unquestioned dean of the Illinois Senate; and
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| WHEREAS, US 45 provides an essential transportation |
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| corridor in Champaign and Urbana and other parts of Illinois; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, We wish to permanently commemorate Stan Weaver's |
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| lasting role in the Illinois General Assembly and his abiding |
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| impact on the lives of the people of Illinois; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| CONCURRING HEREIN, that the portion of US 45 through the cities |
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| of Champaign and Urbana be designated the Stanley B. Weaver |
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| Memorial Highway; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the Department of Transportation is |