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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives recognize Jim E. Hudson of Centralia in honor |
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| of his Roast on February 7, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Hudson was born on April 23, 1926 in |
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| Centralia; he attended several schools in northern Illinois and |
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| moved back to Centralia when he was in the 8th grade; and
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| WHEREAS, He graduated from Centralia High School where he |
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| played on the undefeated 1942 football team and also lettered |
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| in track; and
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| WHEREAS, After graduation, he went to the University of |
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| Illinois where he played football; in 1944, he entered the |
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| United States Navy and within a year Japan surrendered and he |
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| returned to U of I in 1947; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1949, he came back to Centralia and started in |
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| the insurance business; his friends call him very responsible, |
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| which means when something goes wrong he's responsible; and
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| WHEREAS, He married Shirley Fowler in 1955 and they have |
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| five children, Beth, Melissa, Kim, Mary, and Jimmy; and six |
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| grandchildren; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Hudson loves tennis and the occasional |
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| alcoholic beverage; it seems his health is endangered when you |
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| lend him money, it damages his memory; and
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| WHEREAS, The Jim E. Hudson Roast will take place at the |
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| Centralia Elks Club on February 7, 2004; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |