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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 our |
| 4 | | friend and former colleague, Philip W. Collins Jr. of |
| 5 | | Springfield, who passed away on April 29, 2013; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Philip Collins Jr. was born on June 24, 1931, in |
| 7 | | Chicago; his parents were Philip and Rella Dwyer Collins; he |
| 8 | | married Donna Betts on November 27, 1981, in Chicago; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Philip Collins Jr. graduated from Mt. Carmel High |
| 10 | | School in 1949 and received his bachelor's degree in commerce |
| 11 | | from the University of Notre Dame in 1955; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Philip Collins Jr. served his country with pride |
| 13 | | as a member of the United States Navy; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Philip Collins Jr. served in the Illinois House of |
| 15 | | Representatives for 16 years until his departure in 1982; he |
| 16 | | was employed as the Director of Corporate Tax Collection for |
| 17 | | the Illinois Department of Revenue for 4 years and was the |
| 18 | | Director of Business Services for the Secretary of State for 8 |
| 19 | | years; he also served on the Illinois Legislative Retirement |
| 20 | | Board for 8 terms; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Philip Collins Jr. was a member of Christ the King |
| 2 | | Catholic Church, the Sangamo Club, the Knights of Columbus, |
| 3 | | VFW, and the American Legion; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, Philip Collins Jr. enjoyed watching Notre Dame, |
| 5 | | swimming, and golfing; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Philip Collins Jr. was preceded in death by his |
| 7 | | parents and his sister, Patricia O'Connor; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Philip Collins Jr. is survived by his wife, Donna |
| 9 | | Collins; his sons, Philip W. Collins III and Gregory (Kathy) |
| 10 | | Bridgwater; his daughters, Tierney (Kevin) Eson and Pamela |
| 11 | | (Victor) Naskrent; his grandchildren, Ashley (Ben) Timmons, |
| 12 | | Lindsay Whitten, Christopher Eson, Erin Collins, Kelsey |
| 13 | | Bridgwater, Michelle Eson, Zachary Michalik, and Mackenzie |
| 14 | | Collins; his great-grandchildren, Shaelynn Hoffman and Mason |
| 15 | | Adams; his sister, Irene (John) Hinkamp; and his many nieces |
| 16 | | and nephews; therefore, be it
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| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
| 18 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 19 | | we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of |
| 20 | | Philip W. Collins Jr.; and be it further
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| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |