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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
George A. |
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| Frazier of Shelbyville, who passed away on August 18, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, George Frazier was born on September 21, 1933 in |
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| Shelbyville; he was the son of Rennie L. and Mary I. Fleming |
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| Frazier; he married Sue Lawder Frazier on July 27, 1973; and
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| WHEREAS, George Frazier graduated from Shelbyville High |
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| School in 1951; he then earned his bachelor's degree in |
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| journalism from the University of Missouri in 1955; and
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| WHEREAS, George Frazier worked at the Shelbyville Daily |
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| Union for his entire adult life until his retirement in 1999; |
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| he and his sister edited and published the daily newspaper, |
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| which they inherited from their father; during his tenure as |
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| editor and publisher, George won numerous State and national |
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| newspaper awards for his coverage of Shelby County; and
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| WHEREAS, After his retirement from the Shelbyville Daily |
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| Union, George Frazier served on the Shelby County Board from |
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| December 4, 2000 until his death; he also served as the county |
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| board chairman from July 10, 2002 until December 1, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, George Frazier was a member of the First |
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| Presbyterian Church in Shelbyville, where he served as an |
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| elder; he was a member of the Shelbyville Rotary Club, where he |
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| served as president and received the Paul Harris Award; he also |
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| was a member of Jackson Lodge #53 Ancient Free and Accepted |
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| Masons in Shelbyville, the Scottish Rite, and the Ansar Shrine |
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| in Springfield; and
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| WHEREAS, George Frazier enjoyed flying planes, shooting |
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| high-powered and accurate rifles, hunting, fishing, playing |
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| the bagpipe, and playing with his grandchildren; and
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| WHEREAS, George Frazier was preceded in death by his |
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| sister, Frances; his brother, Dwight; and his parents; and
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| WHEREAS, George Frazier is survived by his wife, Sue; his |
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| children, Mike Frazier and Beth Fahey; his son-in-law, Kevin; |
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| and his grandchildren, Ashley and Max Fahey; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of George |
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| A. Frazier; 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 George Frazier as an expression of |