HR1413 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The notable gumshoe in yellow from the pages of the funny papers, Dick Tracy, is celebrating his 75th anniversary on October 4, 2006; and

WHEREAS, Dick Tracy was created by Chester Gould, a Woodstock, Illinois, native, and is currently penned by Dick Locher, a Naperville, Illinois, native, in the comic strip "Dick Tracy", which takes place in the city by the lake; and

WHEREAS, In honor of this anniversary, Dick Tracy will be recognized nationally in comic strips, including "Brenda Starr", "Gil Thorp", "Gasoline Alley", "Mutts", "Blondie", and many others; and

WHEREAS, It is fitting that we should honor a comic strip with the longevity and notoriety of "Dick Tracy"; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that in honor of the 75th anniversary of Dick Tracy, an American icon, we recognize October 4, 2006, as "Dick Tracy Day" in the State of Illinois; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Dick Locher and to Mrs. Jean Gould O'Connell as an expression of our esteem and in recognition of this milestone anniversary.