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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of
Anthony | ||||||
| 4 | E. "Tony" Gordon of Grayslake, who passed away on August 6, | ||||||
| 5 | 2012; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Anthony Gordon was born on May 29, 1952, in | ||||||
| 7 | Waukegan; his parents were Edward and Rita Gordon; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Anthony Gordon was a graduate of Stevenson High | ||||||
| 9 | School; he earned his associate's degree from the College of | ||||||
| 10 | Lake County and his bachelor's degree from Southern Illinois | ||||||
| 11 | University in Carbondale; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Anthony Gordon served his country with pride and | ||||||
| 13 | distinction as a member of the United States Army; he was the | ||||||
| 14 | recipient of the Army Distinguished Service Cross, the Silver | ||||||
| 15 | Star, 3 Purple Hearts, and the Vietnam Campaign Medal for his | ||||||
| 16 | service; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Following in the footsteps of his grandfather, | ||||||
| 18 | Anthony Gordon began working full-time as a newspaper reporter | ||||||
| 19 | 30 years ago; after beginning his career in southern Illinois | ||||||
| 20 | and working for 2 years in Evansville, Indiana, he returned | ||||||
| 21 | home to Lake County, where he worked at the News-Sun for 10 | ||||||
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| 1 | years and at the Daily Herald for 16 years; his wit and | ||||||
| 2 | journalistic expertise earned him the confidence of his sources | ||||||
| 3 | in the law enforcement community and helped him to become known | ||||||
| 4 | as an authority in legal affairs reporting; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Anthony Gordon was the recipient of numerous | ||||||
| 6 | accolades for his work, including a press coverage award from | ||||||
| 7 | the Lake County Children's Advocacy Center in 1994 and the | ||||||
| 8 | Liberty Bell Award for outstanding commitment and service from | ||||||
| 9 | the Lake County Bar Association; and | ||||||
| 10 | WHEREAS, Anthony Gordon was an avid NASCAR racing fan; he | ||||||
| 11 | also enjoyed planning vacation trips for himself and his wife; | ||||||
| 12 | and | ||||||
| 13 | WHEREAS, Anthony Gordon was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 14 | parents, Edward and Rita Gordon, and his aunt, Mary Francis; | ||||||
| 15 | and | ||||||
| 16 | WHEREAS, Anthony Gordon is survived by his loving wife, | ||||||
| 17 | Carolyn (nee Waller), and his loving siblings, Billy Gordon, | ||||||
| 18 | Mary Ann Gordon, and Rita (Ed) Kipp; therefore, be it
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| 19 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 20 | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 21 | we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of | ||||||
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| 1 | Anthony E. "Tony" Gordon; and be it further
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| 2 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 3 | presented to the family of Anthony Gordon as an expression of | ||||||
| 4 | our sympathy.
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