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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate Hugh A. Muir on the
4 occasion of his 100th birthday on March 2, 2009; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Hugh A. Muir was born on March 2, 1909 at 1216 S.
6 3rd Avenue in Maywood; he attended Emerson Elementary School
7 and Proviso Township High School, where he graduated in 1927;
8 and
 
9     WHEREAS, Hugh A. Muir's first job was with the Jerry F.
10 Coughlin Meat Market at 10 N. 5th Avenue in Maywood; he became
11 manager of the Market in 1936, the year he married Natalie
12 Jacobson, with whom he raised two sons and a daughter; he and
13 his brother, Henry, eventually acquired the Jerry Coughlin Meat
14 Market and renamed it the Muir Brothers Meat Market, which they
15 operated from 1948 to 1975; and
 
16     WHEREAS, Hugh A. Muir was a charter member of the Maywood
17 Chamber of Commerce, which was established in 1939, and is the
18 chamber's sole surviving Founding Father; and
 
19     WHEREAS, During World War II, Hugh A. Muir served as
20 Assistant Fire Chief of the Maywood Civil Defense Fire
21 Department; from 1949 to 1977, he served as a Maywood Village

 

 

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1 Trustee, during which time he served as Chairman of the Finance
2 Committee and the Fire Committee; he also served as a member of
3 the Police Pension Board; and
 
4     WHEREAS, In 1990, the Village of Maywood renamed Iowa
5 Street "Hugh Muir Lane" in honor of Mr. Muir and his many
6 accomplishments; and
 
7     WHEREAS, In 1993, Hugh A. Muir received the
8 Maywood-Broadview Kiwanis Club "Citizen of the Year" Award and
9 was also named an Honorary Lifetime Board Member of the Maywood
10 Chamber of Commerce at the Chamber's Installation and Awards
11 Banquet in 1999; in 2001, he was presented the Golden Heritage
12 Award by Operation Uplift; and
 
13     WHEREAS, Hugh A. Muir has been a lifetime participant in
14 the Boy Scouts of America and has served as an Assistant
15 Scoutmaster and member of the Thatcher Woods Council; he is
16 also a member of the Wesleyan Church in Broadview, the Lions
17 Club, and the Masonic Fraternity; and
 
18     WHEREAS, In his 100 years of life, Hugh A. Muir has
19 contributed much to the Village of Maywood through his
20 activities and his code of ethics; he has inspired countless
21 others as a beacon of Christianity, an outstanding husband, and
22 a wonderful father; therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
2 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
3 congratulate Hugh A. Muir on the occasion of his 100th birthday
4 and wish him many happy and healthy years to come; and be it
5 further
 
6     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7 presented to Hugh A. Muir as a symbol of our esteem and
8 respect.