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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Jack R. Wilson on | ||||||
| 4 | the occasion of his 100th birthday; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Jack Wilson was born at home in Chicago on | ||||||
| 6 | February 25, 1911; in 1951, he moved to his Mound Street home | ||||||
| 7 | in Willow Springs with his wife, Helen, and his daughters, Judy | ||||||
| 8 | and Nancy; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Jack Wilson served his country with pride and | ||||||
| 10 | distinction, attaining the rank of Captain in the U.S. Army's | ||||||
| 11 | 202nd Battalion before he was honorably discharged in 1942; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Jack Wilson has been actively involved in the | ||||||
| 13 | American Legion Post 832, William R. Edmondson in Willow | ||||||
| 14 | Springs, serving as a Commander of the post and now as the | ||||||
| 15 | post's Adjutant; and | ||||||
| 16 | WHEREAS, Jack Wilson continues to be an active and proud | ||||||
| 17 | member of the neighboring Lemont VFW; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Jack Wilson has been actively involved in the | ||||||
| 19 | Village of Willow Springs and surrounding communities as an | ||||||
| 20 | avid bowler, pool player, and sportsman dating back to his days | ||||||
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| 1 | as a member of the Hamilton Park Flash; and | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, Jack Wilson diligently served the public for 36 | ||||||
| 3 | years as a driver for the Chicago Rapid Transit Company and the | ||||||
| 4 | Chicago Transportation Authority, working out of the 69th | ||||||
| 5 | Street Depot; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Jack Wilson has honorably exhibited the qualities | ||||||
| 7 | and values of a true American through his love of country, his | ||||||
| 8 | love of the American flag, and his protection of family values; | ||||||
| 9 | and | ||||||
| 10 | WHEREAS, Jack Wilson has remained a proud example of his | ||||||
| 11 | Scottish heritage, being an active member of the Clan Gunn; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Jack Wilson was born the same year as the | ||||||
| 13 | invention of the traffic light and has witnessed such events as | ||||||
| 14 | the first movie film and the first Chicago Blackhawks game, but | ||||||
| 15 | still has not lived long enough to see his Chicago Cubs win the | ||||||
| 16 | World Series; therefore, be it
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| 17 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 18 | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 19 | we congratulate Jack R. Wilson on the occasion of his 100th | ||||||
| 20 | birthday and wish him many happy and healthy years to come; and | ||||||
| 21 | be it further
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| 1 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 2 | presented to Jack Wilson as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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