Full Text of HR1187 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Earl | 4 | | Wallace "Wally" Henderson, Jr. of Springfield, who passed away | 5 | | on April 19, 2016 at the age of 85; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Wally Henderson was a longtime Springfield | 7 | | architect, preservationist, and community activist; he was the | 8 | | architect behind the restoration of the Old State Capitol in | 9 | | the 1960s when the historic landmark was brought back to how it | 10 | | appeared during Abraham Lincoln's era; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Wally Henderson was formerly a principal partner | 12 | | at Ferry and Henderson Architects, where his projects included | 13 | | the Springfield Municipal Plaza, the Willard Ice Building, the | 14 | | Public Affairs Building at the University of Illinois in | 15 | | Springfield, and the State Journal-Register Building; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, In 2013, Wally Henderson was awarded the 2013 | 17 | | State Journal-Register First Citizen Award for "the breadth of | 18 | | his contributions in Springfield"; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Wally Henderson is credited with working behind | 20 | | the scenes to persuade the United States Mint to change plans | 21 | | for the design of the 2009 commemorative penny so the design |
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| 1 | | would include a depiction of the Old State Capitol behind a | 2 | | gesturing Abraham Lincoln; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Wally Henderson's many accomplishments throughout | 4 | | his life include serving as Director and Director Emeritus of | 5 | | the Abraham Lincoln Association; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Wally Henderson was a passionate supporter of the | 7 | | City of Springfield, having once remarked that "Springfield has | 8 | | so much potential. Anything that can be thought of can be done. | 9 | | Anything that can improve Springfield, Illinois, we should be | 10 | | working hard at"; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Wally Henderson's contributions to the City of | 12 | | Springfield will far out last his 85 years of life and his | 13 | | example of good citizenship will stand as a model for so many | 14 | | in our community who wish to make the City of Springfield a | 15 | | better place; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Wally Henderson was a recognized role model, a | 17 | | loving husband to his wife, Brynn, a devoted father to Kirstin, | 18 | | Earl, Timothy, Rebecca, and Katherine, stepfather to | 19 | | Christopher and Brynn, the loving grandfather of eight | 20 | | grandchildren; and step-grandfather of three | 21 | | step-grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 2 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 3 | | mourn the loss of Earl Wallace "Wally" Henderson, Jr., and | 4 | | extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all | 5 | | who knew and loved him; and be it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to the family of Wally Henderson as an expression of | 8 | | our deepest sympathy.
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