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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois were saddened to learn of the death of their |
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| former colleague, Senator Ralph Dunn, of DuQuoin, on Monday, |
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| May 3, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Ralph Dunn was born in 1914 in Pickneyville to |
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| Arthur and Florence Dunn; he graduated from Pickneyville High |
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| School in 1933; he married Ellen Fones in 1935; she preceded |
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| him in death in 1999; and
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| WHEREAS, Senator Dunn first became involved in politics |
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| when he worked in Chuck Percy's 1964 run for governor; in 1968, |
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| he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention; in |
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| 1969, he was elected to become a member of the Illinois |
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| Constitution Convention; at the convention, he fought for the |
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| right of Illinoisans to bear arms and to prevent efforts that |
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| allowed branch banking; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1972, Senator Dunn successfully ran for a seat |
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| in the House of Representatives, where he served from 1973 to |
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| 1984; he moved to the Senate in 1985 and served until his |
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| retirement in 1995; during his tenure as a legislator, Senator |
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| Dunn was most proud of helping to raise the drinking age to 21, |
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| protecting gun owner rights, and advocating for Southern |
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| Illinois University at Carbondale; and
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| WHEREAS, Senator Dunn and his two younger brothers started |
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| a ready-mix business, a trucking company, a car dealership, and |
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| owned a radio station; they were all pilots; and
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| WHEREAS, Senator Dunn was active in his local Cerebral |
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| Palsy chapter; he was known as a gentleman and for his |
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| willingness to stand up for what he believed in; and
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