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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to honor milestones in the lives
4 of the citizens of the State of Illinois; and
5 WHEREAS, Mr. Edward Edelstein celebrated his 80th
6 birthday on September 20; he was born in the year 1919 in
7 Chicago, Illinois; and
8 WHEREAS, He has one son, Mark, and a brother, Isadore;
9 Mr. Edelstein owned and operated his own business, Allied
10 Repair Service, for 25 years; and
11 WHEREAS, Mr. Edelstein served in the United States Army
12 Signal Service for 38 months; he enlisted on October 29, 1942
13 and was honorably discharged on December 29, 1945; he served
14 in the Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, the Southern
15 Philippines, and Luzon; he was awarded 2 Overseas Service
16 Bars, a Good Conduct Medal, an Asian Pacific Theater Ribbon
17 with 4 Bronze Battle Stars, an American Campaign Medal, and a
18 Philippine Liberation Medal with 2 Bronze Stars; and
19 WHEREAS, Mr. Edward Edelstein is a valued part of the
20 State of Illinois, and thus deserves the accolades bestowed
21 upon him; therefore, be it
22 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
23 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
24 we congratulate Mr. Edward Edelstein on the occasion of his
25 eightieth birthday; and be it further
26 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
27 presented to Mr. Edward Edelstein, along with our sincere
28 regards.