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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, Congressman Henry J. Hyde will be retiring from 
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the Untied States Congress at the end of his current term; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He has honorably served the people of the 6th 
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District since first being elected to Congress in 1975; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Since 1982 he has served on and is the current 
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chairman of the House International Relations Committee, where 
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he has played a vital role in the nation's war on terrorism and 
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has been involved in crucial debates about international arms 
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control, the War Powers Act, the expansion of NATO, and the 
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congressional investigation of the Iran-Contra affair; and

 
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    WHEREAS, From 1985 to 1991, Congressman Hyde served as the 
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ranking Republican on the House Select Committee on 
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Intelligence, where he worked to ensure that the nation's 
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intelligence community was adequately funded; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Since 1975, he has served on the House Judiciary 
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Committee, serving as its chairman from 1995 to 2001; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Congressman Hyde has worked to help his District 
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through public works projects, flood control, clean drinking 
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water, citizenship projects in local school districts, and new 
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housing developments for senior citizens and special needs 
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children; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Before serving in the U.S. Congress, he served in 
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the Illinois House of Representatives from 1966 to 1974; during 
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that time he was one of the House's outspoken and articulate 
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debaters, rising to majority leader; and 

 
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    WHEREAS, He enlisted in the U.S. Navy on November 11, 1942, 
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attended the Navy V-12 Program at Duke University and Notre 
 


 






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Dame University, was Commissioned as Ensign, USNR, and served 
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in the South Pacific, New Guinea, and in combat in the 
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Philippines; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He also served in the U.S. Naval Reserves from 
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1946 to 1968 and retired at the rank of Commander after serving 
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as officer in charge, U.S. Naval Intelligence Reserve Unit in 
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Chicago; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Congressman Hyde graduated in 1947 from 
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Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., with a Bachelor of 
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Science and from Loyola University School of Law, Chicago, in 
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1949 with a Juris Doctor; and 
 
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    WHEREAS, He was admitted to the Illinois Bar in 1950 and 
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entered private practice specializing in litigation; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Congressman Hyde is a past President of the Trial 
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Lawyers Club of Chicago and the past Chairman of the Illinois 
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Crime Investigating Commission; and
 
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    WHEREAS, He grew up in Chicago as an Irish-Catholic; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Congressman Hyde was married to Jeanne Simpson 
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Hyde for 45 years until her death in 1992; they have four 
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children and four grandchildren; and
 
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    WHEREAS, The residents of DuPage County are lucky to have 
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had such a strong leader, expert, and advocate; therefore, be 
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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 we offer our sincere 
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appreciation to the honorable Henry J. Hyde, Congressman of 
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Illinois' 6th District, for his many years of public service; 
 


 






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and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That we salute Congressman Hyde's tireless 
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efforts on behalf of the 6th Congressional District, the State 
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of Illinois, and the entire country;

and be it further
 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Congressman Henry J. Hyde.