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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, Dick Mulcahey was born in Rockford, Illinois in 
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1935 and is the son of the late Robert Mulcahey and Marcella 
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Richardson-Mulcahey and is a life long resident of Northwest 
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Illinois; and

 
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    WHEREAS, From 1954 to 1956, Mr. Mulcahey proudly served 
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this country in Korea as a member of the United States Marines; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Mulcahey had a positive and profound influence 
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in the lives of many students as both a teacher and a coach in 
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the Galena and Durand school systems; and

 

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    WHEREAS, Beginning in 1974, Dick Mulcahey was elected to 
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the Illinois House of Representatives representing the 
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citizens of Northwest Illinois for 18 years and serving with 
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distinction as Chairman of the House Elementary and Secondary 
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Education Committee as a strong advocate for education in this 
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State; and

 

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    WHEREAS, Mr. Mulcahey has had the distinction of receiving 
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an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Education from Northwestern 
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University in 1985; he received the Distinguished Alumni Award 
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for his professional achievements from the University of 
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Wisconsin at Platteville in 1990; and

 
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    WHEREAS, In 1995, he was ordained a deacon in the Catholic 
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Church and serves both the parishioners of St. Mary's-St. 
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Patrick's Church and the community in the Durand area; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Dick Mulcahey has been married to Anna Mae 
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Mulcahey for 48 years; they are the parents of 6 children and 
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the grandparents of 15 grandchildren and 7 step-grandchildren; 
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and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Mr. Mulcahey has been an advocate for the economic 
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development and growth of tourism in Northwest Illinois; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Dick Mulcahey worked tirelessly to secure the 
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funding for the land acquisition and construction of the US 20 
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bypass around Freeport, Illinois; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE 
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SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that the US 20 Freeport bypass be 
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designated the Dick Mulcahey Highway; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation 
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is requested to
erect at suitable locations, consistent with 
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State  and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs 
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giving notice of the name; and be it further
 
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    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
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presented to Dick Mulcahey, to the Secretary of the U.S. 
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Department of Transportation,
to the Secretary of the Illinois 
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Department of Transportation, and to the mayor of Freeport.