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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 learned with deep sadness of the death of
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| Howard Franklin Eychaner on Tuesday, November 1, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Eychaner was born in Sycamore on August 22, |
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| 1916, to Perry J. and Ethel B. Eychaner; he was a 1934 graduate |
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| of DeKalb High School; and
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| WHEREAS, On February 6, 1942, Mr. Eychaner married Mildred |
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| Marie Lovett in Winnebago; he was a member of the First United |
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| Methodist Church in DeKalb since 1928; and |
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| WHEREAS, Throughout his life, Mr. Eychaner advocated |
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| justice and dignity for all people, including women, refugees, |
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| and people of all racial and ethnic backgrounds; along with his |
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| wife, Mildred, he co-founded the Northern Illinois Chapter of |
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| Parents-Friends of Lesbians and Gays (P-FLAG); they worked |
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| tirelessly for the full acceptance and inclusion of gays and |
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| lesbians into society in general and, in particular, within the |
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| United Methodist Church; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1995, Northern Illinois University, in honor of |
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| the Eychaners' contributions on behalf of lesbian, gay, |
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| bisexual, and transgender people, created the Eychaner Award to |
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| honor others committed to the same work; in 2002, the couple |
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| was honored with the first Pioneer Family Award from the |
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| national P-FLAG organization; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Eychaner he was founding president and board |
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| member of the DeKalb Area Retirement Center; in May of 2005, |
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| the Oak Crest Health Center was named for the Eychaners; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his wife, his parents, |
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| his sister, Doris Ringstrom, and his brother, Donald; and |