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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Charles S. Childs, Jr., co-owner of A.A. Rayner & |
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| Sons Modern Funeral Service in Chicago, is the first African |
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| American to head the Illinois Funeral Director's Association; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Childs will be the 117th president and will be |
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| installed on June 27, 2006; the Illinois Funeral Directors |
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| Association is one of the oldest and largest funeral directors |
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| associations in the country and was created in 1881; the |
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| mission of the IFDA is to provide the resources to support its |
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| members in being professionally and operationally superior and |
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| to advocate for the funeral service profession; and
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| WHEREAS, Since its establishment in 1947, A.A. Rayner & |
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| Sons Modern Funeral Service has maintained a heritage of |
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| community service and commitment to the community; from the |
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| company's founding, its families have supported A.A. Rayner and |
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| Company. Ltd.; Mr. Childs is a third generation owner; and
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| WHEREAS, A.A. Rayner & Sons Modern Funeral Service was a |
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| recipient of the Better Business Bureau's Torch Award, given to |
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| those businesses that have "demonstrated their commitment to |
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| upholding the trust and respect of their customers, employees, |
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| suppliers, industry peers, and the community in which they do |
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| business."; 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 Charles Childs, Jr., on being selected as |
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| president of the Illinois Funeral Director's Association; and |
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| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to Mr. Childs as an expression of our esteem.
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