Full Text of HR0288 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to recognize Edward L. Wilson on the | 4 | | occasion of his 105th birthday; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Edward Wilson was born in Hammond, Louisiana on | 6 | | January 30, 1916; he moved to Chicago at the age of 5; he | 7 | | graduated from Tilden High School in 1934; he pledged Alpha | 8 | | Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. in 1941; he earned a degree in | 9 | | Industrial Arts from Western Virginia State University in | 10 | | 1943; he married Odessa Polk; he relocated to San Bernardino, | 11 | | California, where he worked for the U.S. Army Corps; he | 12 | | returned home to Chicago; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Edward Wilson and his business partners opened | 14 | | the Practical Trade School in Chicago, teaching television and | 15 | | radio repair; he worked as a quality control manager for Cook | 16 | | Electric as a biomedical component for NASA, and he worked | 17 | | closely on the Apollo missions with NASA; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Edward Wilson then worked as a quality control | 19 | | manager for Eaton Corporation, which included manufactured | 20 | | electrical components for cars, refrigerators, and stoves; he | 21 | | retired in 1985; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Edward Wilson learned to love the game of golf | 2 | | late in his life and enjoyed the game until he no longer felt | 3 | | comfortable leaving his wife's side; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, During his long and productive lifetime, Edward | 5 | | Wilson has demonstrated in countless ways his dedication to | 6 | | the welfare of others and has earned the respect and affection | 7 | | of people from all walks of life and all ages; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Edward Wilson has lived during the most eventful | 9 | | century of this world's history; he has, in his quiet way, been | 10 | | an outstanding force for good and a stabilizing influence on | 11 | | those around him during these turbulent years; he now enjoys | 12 | | spending time with his family; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Edward Wilson is the father of Robert, Bruce, and | 14 | | Paula (Bill); the grandfather of nine; the great-grandfather | 15 | | of 13; and the great-great-grandfather of four; therefore, be | 16 | | it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 18 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 19 | | we recognize Edward L. Wilson on the occasion of his 105th | 20 | | birthday, and we wish him continued peace, good health, and | 21 | | happiness; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to Edward Wilson as an expression of our esteem and | 3 | | respect.
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