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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The Illinois House of Representatives has
3 learned with much mixed emotion of the decision of one of the
4 most long serving members of the State House Press Corps to
5 retire from this august process on or about December 4, 1998;
6 and
7 WHEREAS, This savvy scribe first graced the journalistic
8 community of this State through the pages of the Southern
9 Illinoisan in Carbondale in 1959; and
10 WHEREAS, After allegedly wearing out his welcome there
11 and in his native Herrin, Illinois, this jaunty journalist
12 joined up with the United States Army; and
13 WHEREAS, After guaranteeing the peacetime security of the
14 free world, this worldly writer chose the metropolis of
15 Springfield, Illinois as the epicenter of his life from a
16 raft of offers and graced the worldwide news gathering forces
17 of United Press International; and
18 WHEREAS, Despite the Garden of Eden-like conditions under
19 the Statehouse dome, this capable chronicler opted for an
20 unexplained stint in South Dakota; and
21 WHEREAS, The allure of Mr. Lincoln's home was just too
22 strong, summoning this reliable reporter back to the Copley
23 News Services in 1965 as a columnist; and
24 WHEREAS, For the last 33 years, the State House Press
25 Room has been a much better place, the coverage of the State
26 government and the Illinois General Assembly more informative
27 and inciteful, and the quality of life in Springfield richer
28 due to Ray Serati's time on the beat; and
29 WHEREAS, Ray Serati has achieved the distinction of
30 becoming the Dean of the State House Press Corps and
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1 President of the Illinois Legislative Correspondents
2 Association, recipient of three Copley New Service "Ring of
3 Truth" awards, including one for a profile on the late
4 Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley; therefore, be it
5 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
6 NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the
7 career, civic, and charitable contributions of Ray Serati be
8 saluted and that he be given the best wishes for much health
9 and happiness in his retirement; and be it further
10 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11 presented to Ray Serati, along with our sincere regards.