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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois are pleased to honor citizens who have made |
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| significant contributions to their communities; and
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| WHEREAS, For the past 60 plus years, Mr. Wilson Warrner of |
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| Tonica has recited the Gettysburg Address entirely from memory |
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| at the Memorial Day services in Tonica; his recitation of the |
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| speech has always been moving and truly conveys the meaning |
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| behind the words spoken by the sixteenth president of the |
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| United States; he recited it at the services for the final time |
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| in 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Warrner is being honored by the Tonica |
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| American Legion with a bronze plaque to be placed on the spot |
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| where he has recited his rendition of the Gettysburg Address; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, He was selected from more than 100 people who |
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| attended an open audition to be featured in a video that airs |
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| at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library in Springfield; the |
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| video features 26 different people and one family, including |
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| two former presidents and several other well-known |
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| politicians, reciting portions of the Address in spots that |
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| last about 4 seconds each; 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 Mr. Wilson Warrner for his incredible ability to |
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| recite the entire Gettysburg Address from memory in a moving |
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| and emotional way that conveys the true message of the speech, |
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| and we congratulate him on being honored by the American |
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| Legion; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |