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| 1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, It is important to recognize those who contributed | ||||||
| 3 | to the betterment of the State of Illinois through public | ||||||
| 4 | service; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, It is equally important that we do not forget the | ||||||
| 6 | contributions these individuals made in improving the State of | ||||||
| 7 | Illinois and the nation as a whole; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, John "Doc" Davidson was born on August 31, 1924, | ||||||
| 9 | in West Point, Mississippi; he was the son of the late Homer | ||||||
| 10 | and Anna (Grossboll) Davidson; he married Shirley Beard on | ||||||
| 11 | August 8, 1953 and is the father of 3 and the grandfather of 6; | ||||||
| 12 | and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, John "Doc" Davidson was a chiropractor by trade; | ||||||
| 14 | he served in the United States Navy during World War II as a | ||||||
| 15 | tail gunner and served on the USS Ticonderoga; he was a member | ||||||
| 16 | and past president of the Springfield Jaycees, where he was | ||||||
| 17 | honored to be one of the Jaycees' 10 Outstanding Young Men of | ||||||
| 18 | America for 1954-1955; he was a member of the American | ||||||
| 19 | Chiropractic Association, where he was the first recipient of | ||||||
| 20 | the National Chiropractor of the Year Award in 1973; he was a | ||||||
| 21 | member of the Illinois Chiropractic Society, the Masonic Shrine | ||||||
| 22 | Board, and American Legion Post #32; he was a founding member | ||||||
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| 1 | of the Prairie State Games and a member of the Governor's | ||||||
| 2 | Prayer Breakfast Committee; he was also a member of the | ||||||
| 3 | Sangamon County Board of Supervisors for 13 1/2 years and | ||||||
| 4 | served as the board's chair for 2 1/2 years; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, John "Doc" Davidson served as an Illinois State | ||||||
| 6 | Senator from 1973 to 1993, representing the 50th House District | ||||||
| 7 | covering Sangamon, Christian, and Montgomery Counties; his | ||||||
| 8 | greatest legislative accomplishment was ensuring that the SIU | ||||||
| 9 | School of Medicine was to be seated in Springfield, providing | ||||||
| 10 | world-class care to the City of Springfield and surrounding | ||||||
| 11 | areas; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, The members of this august body believe it is | ||||||
| 13 | fitting to honor John "Doc" Davidson by dedicating the section | ||||||
| 14 | of Illinois Route 97 beginning at the intersection of Veterans | ||||||
| 15 | Parkway in Springfield and ending at the intersection of County | ||||||
| 16 | Highway 12 in Menard County as the John "Doc" Davidson Memorial | ||||||
| 17 | Highway; therefore, be it
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| 18 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 19 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
| 20 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the section of | ||||||
| 21 | Illinois Route 97 beginning at the intersection of Veterans | ||||||
| 22 | Parkway in Springfield and ending at the intersection of County | ||||||
| 23 | Highway 12 in Menard County as the John "Doc" Davidson Memorial | ||||||
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| 1 | Highway; and be it further
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| 2 | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | ||||||
| 3 | is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with | ||||||
| 4 | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs | ||||||
| 5 | giving notice of the name of the John "Doc" Davidson Memorial | ||||||
| 6 | Highway; and be it further | ||||||
| 7 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
| 8 | presented to the Secretary of the Illinois Department of | ||||||
| 9 | Transportation and the family of John "Doc" Davidson.
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