Full Text of HR0632 097th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, It is somewhat uncommon for an Illinois resident | 3 | | to be the subject of 2 congratulatory resolutions enacted by | 4 | | the Illinois House of Representatives; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, A previous resolution, passed by the House, | 6 | | saluted the conclusion of Charles Wheeler III's excellent | 7 | | career in journalism and expressed warm wishes for a good start | 8 | | in an academic career; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Another milestone has brought on a public clamor | 10 | | for a second resolution to reprise Charles Wheeler III's life's | 11 | | work and extend him best wishes on his 70th birthday; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Charles Wheeler III's life's work was highlighted | 13 | | by such feats as doing play-by-play of all 154 Milwaukee Braves | 14 | | games in 1954 for siblings and friends, using little more than | 15 | | a fertile imagination and an All-Star baseball spinner board; | 16 | | and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Charles Wheeler III graduated from St. Mary's | 18 | | College and the Medill School of Journalism and labored for 3 | 19 | | years with the Peace Corps in Panama before stepping into the | 20 | | footprints left by 2 respected newspaper men, his father and | 21 | | grandfather; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, After 24 years of awarding winning coverage of | 2 | | Illinois government and politics, skillful leadership of the | 3 | | Illinois Legislative Correspondents Association, and crafty | 4 | | guidance of the dearly departed ILCA Gridiron Show, Charles | 5 | | Wheeler III set his sights on higher education; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Over the last 18 years, Charles Wheeler III has | 7 | | led the University of Illinois Public Affairs Reporting | 8 | | Program, which has graduated 500 master's students, and has | 9 | | continued to report and write a monthly column for Illinois | 10 | | Issues Magazine, which has earned him 4 national Capitolbeat | 11 | | Awards; these cumulative distinctions also convinced the | 12 | | Illinois AP Editors to induct him into the Lincoln League of | 13 | | Journalists; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 15 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 16 | | we salute Charles N. Wheeler III for a distinguished career, | 17 | | extend our best wishes for a festive birthday celebration at | 18 | | the Governor's Mansion, and declare that, due to his efforts, | 19 | | the State of Illinois is a better place; and be it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to Charles Wheeler III as a symbol of our esteem and | 22 | | respect.
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