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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 

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    WHEREAS, Ronald Wilson Reagan was born on February 6, 1911, 
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in Tampico, the son of Nellie and John Reagan; and

 

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    WHEREAS, Ronald Reagan and his family in 1915 moved to 
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Galesburg,
and he
began his formal education at Silas Willard 
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School; and

 

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    WHEREAS, Ronald Reagan and his family then moved to 
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Monmouth and
resided in
that fair community during his 
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formative years from 1917 to 1919 and attended Monmouth Central 
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School; and

 

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    WHEREAS, When Ronald Reagan was 9 years of age, the family 
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settled in Dixon,
where at Dixon High School he played football 
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and basketball, ran track, served
as president of the student 
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body, and first performed as an actor; and

 

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    WHEREAS, Ronald Reagan graduated from Eureka College in 
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1932 with a degree in
economics and sociology; and

 

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    WHEREAS, From humble beginnings, Ronald Reagan went on to 
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become a
sportscaster, actor, Governor of California, and 
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President of the United
States, the first native son of 
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Illinois to serve as President; and

 

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    WHEREAS, Ronald Reagan was elected President of the United 
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States in 1980; a
favorite of the American populace, he was 
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elected to a second term in 1984; and

 

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    WHEREAS, Ronald Wilson Reagan, the 40th President of the 
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United States,
warrants a public tribute as a native son of 
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Illinois; and

 
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    WHEREAS,  On June 5, 2004, President Ronald Reagan passed 
 


 






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away; 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 
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urge the Secretary of State and the Office of the Architect of 
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the Capitol to initiate the planning process to erect a statue 
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on the Capitol grounds in honor of President Ronald Reagan to 
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be funded through private resources; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be presented to 
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Secretary of State Jessie White and Mal Hildebrand, Executive 
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Director of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol.