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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Elonzo W. |
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| "Lonnie" Hill of Country Club Hills, who passed away on |
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| February 18, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Elonzo Hill grew up in Bronzeville and graduated |
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| from Tilden High School; his father was a plumber and Mr. Hill |
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| worked by his side from a young age, climbing into boilers to |
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| scrub them out; and
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| WHEREAS, Elonzo Hill began driving buses in 1961, staying |
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| behind the wheel for eight years; he then worked his way up |
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| through supervisory positions; during his tenure as training |
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| center superintendent, the CTA set record-low crash rates; and
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| WHEREAS, From 1986 to 1998, Elonzo Hill served on the CTA's |
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| Retirement Allowance Committee, serving six years as chairman |
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| and overseeing $2 billion in pension funds; and
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| WHEREAS, Elonzo Hill served as executive vice president of |
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| service delivery from 1991 to 1997, when he retired; as |
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| executive vice president, he played key roles in the |
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| reconstruction of the Green Line and the opening of the Orange |
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| Line to Midway Airport; and
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| WHEREAS, Elonzo Hill was named to the Metra board in 2003 |
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| by suburban Cook County Board members and was reappointed last |
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| year by Cook County Board President Todd Stroger; he was |
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| elected vice chairman of Metra in 2006 and 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Elonzo Hill was on several committees with the |
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| American Public Transportation Association and, in the late |
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| 1980s, chaired the International Bus Roadeo committee; and
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| WHEREAS, Elonzo Hill also is survived by his third wife, |
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| Barbara; his daughters, Constance, Pamela Lee, Joanne Hayden, |
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| Patricia Jackson, Maria Hill, and Helena Hill; his stepsons, |
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| Carl and Michael Hampton; his brother, Edwin; his sisters, |
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| Lavonne Campbell and Cynthia Hill; and his eight grandchildren |
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| and one great-grandchild; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Elonzo |
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| W. "Lonnie" Hill; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the family of Elonzo Hill as an expression of our |
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| sympathy.
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