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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are pleased to congratulate the members of the 
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DeKalb Municipal Band and its director for 61 years, Dee 
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Palmer, for giving 155 years of musical entertainment and 
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enrichment of the arts for the people of DeKalb County; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Willard Deloss Palmer was born in DeKalb on 
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September 7, 1914; he earned his bachelor's degree in music 
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from Northern Illinois State Teachers College; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Dee Palmer taught music at the laboratory school 
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in DeKalb; he played cornet in the NBC Orchestra for nearly 5 
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years; he worked in the Palmer Music Store, a family business 
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that has included four generations in its nearly 100-year 
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history; he has also directed the DeKalb Municipal Band since 
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1948; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Dee Palmer has contributed to the DeKalb community 
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through his involvement in the Kishwaukee Community Hospital 
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Board and the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce; he has also endowed 
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countless individuals and families in his community with a 
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general appreciation of the musical arts, including his sons, 
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Rodger (Marsha) and Gary (Barbara); and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, The Palmer Family Music Education Scholarship 
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Fund was named in honor of Dee Palmer; the fund will award a 
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scholarship every year to a DeKalb Township student who plans 
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to study music; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Dee Palmer has been honored in many ways by the 
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City of DeKalb, including the most recent unveiling on August 
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18, 2009 of a life-size bronze statue of himself in Hopkins 
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Park; he is deeply admired by local residents who enjoy his 
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direction of the DeKalb Municipal Band that performs on Tuesday 
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evenings during the summer; 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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congratulate and thank Dee Palmer for the inspiration and joy 
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he has provided the citizens of DeKalb County through his 
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position as director of the DeKalb Municipal Band; and be it 
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further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Dee Palmer as a symbol of our respect and esteem.