HR0449 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, S. Watson Tidball of Greenville will celebrate his 80th birthday on July 7, 2005; and

WHEREAS, He has been and active citizen of Greenville and Bond County since 1947 when he came from Canada to Greenville as a student at Greenville College; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Tidball has been involved in the Chamber of Commerce, Commercial Club, the City Planning Commission, and has devoted hours of community service to the Bond County Senior Center, serving as secretary for a number of years; he has served as Master of Ceremonies for the Bond County Fair Beauty Pageant, entertained church and civic groups with his music and comedy routine, and has given travelogues of his many trips throughout the world; and

WHEREAS, He and his wife, Bonnie, have been tour guides for many local citizens on worldwide trips; he is a frequent Master of Ceremonies at Fair Oaks Nursing Home events and regularly visits the "elderly" in nursing homes in Greenville; he is a 1997 recipient of the Gerald Turley Memorial Award given by the Chamber of Commerce, and he received an honorary Doctorate of Public Service from Greenville College; he has been involved in countless other organizations and events too numerous to name; and

WHEREAS, All six of the Tidball children attended Bond County Community Unit #2 schools from kindergarten through high school and all graduated from Greenville College; and

WHEREAS, In addition to his work at Greenville College, Dr. Tidball has worked at the Donnell-Weigand Funeral Home for over 50 years as their accountant; he provides income tax services for a number of Greenville residents; he has assisted numerous elderly, single, and widowed persons in understanding their financial concerns; he provides "taxi" service for many people who need rides to the airport as well as to hospitals and doctor appointments in St. Louis and other cities; and

WHEREAS, He is also actively involved in his church; he has been a bell-ringer for the Salvation Army at Christmas time, and supported many fund raisers such as the fish fries at St. Lawrence Catholic Church, the pancake breakfasts for the Kiwanis, chili suppers for the Boy Scouts, and he made apple butter for the Hospital Bazaar; he is a regular volunteer at the office of Illinois State Senator Frank Watson; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Dr. Watson Tidball on the occasion of his 80th birthday, and we thank him for his numerous contributions to his community; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Dr. Watson as an expression of our respect and esteem and with best wishes for many more happy birthdays.