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LRB094 12564 CSA 47173 r |
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, On May 28, 2005, street signs will be placed in |
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| John W. Waddy's honor on 33rd and 35th Streets in Chicago; they |
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| will read "John W. Waddy Avenue"; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Waddy currently resides on South Giles Avenue |
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| and is one of the oldest residents in the 2nd Ward; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born January 2, 1910, in Paris, Tennessee, |
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| and moved to Chicago to his present address at the age of six |
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| with his mother and four brothers; and
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| WHEREAS, He and his four brothers graduated from Stephen A. |
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| Douglas Elementary School and Wendell Phillips High School; he |
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| married Pocahontas Dawkins on June 18, 1929, and they had seven |
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| children; and
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| WHEREAS, On April 17, 1944, he was drafted into the U.S. |
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| Navy and served his country as a Petty Officer, Third Class; he |
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| was honorably discharged on October 30, 1947; and
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| WHEREAS, He worked as a butcher at Harry's Grocery and |
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| Market on 35th Street until he retired in the early 1960s; |
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| 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 congratulate John W. Waddy on this achievement, his |
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| commitment to his family, workforce, and country, and for |
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| dedicating his entire life to community service, since 1919, to |
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| the Gap-Bronzeville area; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to John W. Waddy as an expression of our admiration |
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| and esteem.
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