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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 wish to honor John Morrow on the occasion of 
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his retirement from the Douglas County Board after serving the 
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county for two terms from December 1998 to December of 2006; 
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and

 

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    WHEREAS, John was born in Tuscola at Jarman Hospital, the 
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first child and son of J. Kent and Avis Revilla Myers Morrow; 
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he was raised and now lives in Newman; he was united marriage 
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to Lavonne Awick in June of 1960 in Douglas County; he and his 
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wife have three children together and five grandchildren; and

 
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    WHEREAS, John is a graduate of Eastern Illinois University 
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and of the Illinois Bankers Association Graduate School of 
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Banking; he is a former teacher, served as Vice-President of 
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the First State Bank of Newman for 15 years, and was also the 
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owner and operator of the Morrow Insurance Agency Inc. located 
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in Newman for 32 years, until his retirement from there in 
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January of 2000; and

 
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    WHEREAS, For the past seven years, John has been serving as 
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the Newman Township Supervisor and has been associated with the 
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township board as a member for many years; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, John served for several years as the Newman 
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Republican Precinct Committeeman and Treasurer of the Douglas 
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County Republican Central Committee; he has served his 
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community as President as well as Treasurer of the Newman 
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County Library Board; he worked with young boys as the Newman 
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Boy Scout Master for 15 years and is still an active member of 
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the Newman Masonic Lodge as Secretary; and
 
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    WHEREAS, John has a passion for his hobbies of fishing, 
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hunting, and traveling, which he will undoubtedly take part in 
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them during his retirement; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate John Morrow on the occasion of his retirement from 
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the Douglas County Board and wish him many enjoyable retirement 
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years; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Mr. Morrow as a token of our esteem.