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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of this Body are honored to recognize | ||||||
| 3 | significant milestones in the lives of the people of this | ||||||
| 4 | State; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Mr. Washington | ||||||
| 6 | D. Burney is celebrating the ninetieth anniversary of his | ||||||
| 7 | birth; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Mr. Burney is a reputable community leader in the | ||||||
| 9 | Chatham-Avalon area and an outstanding citizen in a number of | ||||||
| 10 | civic organizations and programs for the benefit of people | ||||||
| 11 | throughout the city of Chicago; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, He was born in Eastman, Georgia, and moved to | ||||||
| 13 | Chicago at an early age; he attended Wendell Phillips High | ||||||
| 14 | School and Wilson Junior College; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, He was a crusader in the late 1940s through his | ||||||
| 16 | involvement in the Negro Labor Relations League; as a result of | ||||||
| 17 | his dedication and zeal, the League
was successful in securing | ||||||
| 18 | jobs for African Americans in the bread, laundry, and beverage | ||||||
| 19 | industries; he later became the first African-American | ||||||
| 20 | driver/salesman for Anheuser-Busch in the area; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, Mr. Burney is a founding member of the Chatham | ||||||
| 22 | Avalon Park Community Council and served as president for 12 | ||||||
| 23 | years; since 1955, he has been a devoted worker in the | ||||||
| 24 | development of the community, participating in its politics and | ||||||
| 25 | working continuously with the Council to achieve growing | ||||||
| 26 | economic development and a great quality of life for residents | ||||||
| 27 | in the Chatham community; and
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| 28 | WHEREAS, He was a successful fundraising chairman of the | ||||||
| 29 | South Central Health Center and Chairman of the Neighbor Forum | ||||||
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| 1 | for the late Mayor Harold Washington and Mayor Eugene Sawyer; | ||||||
| 2 | his best energy has also been devoted to many other community | ||||||
| 3 | organizations including the Chicago Urban League, NAACP, and | ||||||
| 4 | Operation PUSH; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Mr. Burney's service to religious and | ||||||
| 6 | not-for-profit sectors is exemplified by his current status as | ||||||
| 7 | member of the Trustee Board of Park Manor Congregational | ||||||
| 8 | Church, former Chairman of the Board, Vice-Chairman of the | ||||||
| 9 | Men's Fellowship Committee, and president of the Usher Board of | ||||||
| 10 | Good Shepherd Church; he was inducted into the Mayors' Senior | ||||||
| 11 | Citizens Hall of Fame in 1987; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, He is a respected member of the Chatham Avalon | ||||||
| 13 | Park Community Council and the Chatham Business Association; he | ||||||
| 14 | has taken a leading advisory part in the rebuilding of the mall | ||||||
| 15 | at 87th and Cottage Grove and various other economic | ||||||
| 16 | initiatives in the Chatham area; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Mr. Burney's career and service to his community | ||||||
| 18 | have been highly productive, unselfish, and credible; while he | ||||||
| 19 | sought no reward except the success of his efforts, his | ||||||
| 20 | accomplishments have been attested to by the receipt of | ||||||
| 21 | numerous awards from various appreciative organizations; | ||||||
| 22 | therefore, be it
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| 23 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 24 | NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 25 | we congratulate Mr. Washington D. Burney on the occasion of his | ||||||
| 26 | ninetieth birthday, and we extend to him our sincere best | ||||||
| 27 | wishes for the future; and be it further
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| 28 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 29 | presented to him as an expression of our respect and esteem.
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