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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Representative Monique D. Davis and the members of |
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| the House of Representatives are pleased to honor Robert Lee |
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| Gay, Jr.; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Gay valiantly served his country as a member |
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| of the U.S. Navy during World War II; his father, Robert, Sr., |
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| is a World War I vet, and his son, Bryan, served in Desert |
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| Storm; all three of his brothers, William, Henry, and Mervin |
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| also served our country at war; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Gay worked for the Chicago Fire Department for |
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| more than 20 years; although he has retired, he still drives to |
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| Engine Company 115 seven days a week to help boost morale; long |
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| after he retired, he received the Chicago Fire Department |
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| Citizen Recognition Award for pulling a man from a burning car |
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| and saving his life; and
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| WHEREAS, He played the bugle in the Chicago Fire Department |
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| Band for 20 years; today, he plays taps at memorial services to |
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| honor fallen friends, fire, police, and war veterans; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Gay is the first African-American elected as |
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| commander to the American Legion Fireman's post #667, and he |
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| currently serves as a member; 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, that |
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| we honor Robert Lee Gay, Jr., for living a life full of |
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| patriotic unsung heroism; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to Mr. Gay as an expression of our respect and |
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| esteem.
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