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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of former |
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| State Representative and former director of the Illinois |
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| Department of Veterans Affairs James R. "Bud" Washburn of |
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| Morris, who passed away on August 8, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Bud Washburn was born on April 25, 1921 in Morris, |
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| the son of Russell V. and Jennie E. Hutchison Washburn; he |
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| attended Morris schools, and graduated from Morris High School |
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| in 1939; he attended North Central College and the University |
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| of Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, Bud Washburn served in the United States Marine |
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| Corp during World War II; he attained the rank of Major while |
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| serving as a torpedo bomber pilot aboard the Salerno Bay |
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| Aircraft Carrier in the Pacific Theater; and
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| WHEREAS, From 1946 to 1950 Bud Washburn served as the |
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| Grundy County Treasurer; from 1951 to 1979 he served in |
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| Springfield, including five terms as State Representative; he |
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| served as Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee and |
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| was elected minority leader during his last term; he also |
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| served as Director of the Illinois Department of Veterans |
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| Affairs from 1977 to 1979; and
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| WHEREAS, He was elected the Mayor of Morris and served from |
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| 1981 to 1993; he served as the Chairman of the Upper Illinois |
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| River Valley Authority from 1990 to 1997; he served as a member |
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| of Governor Edgar's Veterans Advisory Board; he served as a |
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| member of the Grundy County Republican Central Committee for |
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| thirty years, and served ten years as its chairman; and
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| WHEREAS, Bud Washburn was a member of Happy Hill Aerie |
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| #1024 F.O.E., the Loyal Order of Moose Lodge #967, the Morris |
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| American Legion Post #294, the Morris AmVets Post #53, the |
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| Disabled American Veterans Chapter #86, the John Martin Steele |
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| Post #6049 V.F.W., the U.S. Marine Corp Aviation Association, |
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| the U.S. Marine Corp League, the Grundy County 40 & 8 Chapter |
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| #1195, and the Morris Kiwanis Club; and
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| WHEREAS, Bud Washburn was preceded in death by his parents |
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| and his sisters, Gladys Davis and Dorothy Hermanson; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of James R. "Bud" Washburn will be |
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| deeply felt by all those who knew and loved him, especially his |
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| sons, William D. (Laura) Washburn and William R. (Jody) Norman; |
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| his daughters, Heather (Jeffrey) Yount and Janice Coop; his |
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| twelve grandchildren; his four great-grandchildren; and |
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| several nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of James |
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| R. "Bud" Washburn; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the family of James R. "Bud" Washburn as a symbol |
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| of our sincere sympathy.
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