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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of  
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Representatives are pleased to honor John R. Gehlbach of 
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Elkhart for his many accomplishments; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, John Gehlbach was born on October 9, 1920, in 
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Beason; he is the son of the late Frank Gehlbach and Hester 
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Keys-Gehlbach; he married Mildred Poole on February 14, 1956, 
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in Davenport, Iowa; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, After graduating from Beason High School in 1938, 
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John Gehlbach attended the University of Illinois in Champaign 
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for 2 years; he then earned his bachelor's degree in history 
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from Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota in 1942; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, After graduating from Carleton College, John 
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Gehlbach joined the United States Navy; during his tenure with 
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the Navy, he attended the Harvard Business School for 8 months; 
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he was discharged from the Navy as a Lieutenant Commander in 
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1946; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, After John Gehlbach earned his bachelor of laws 
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degree from Northwestern University in Chicago, he was employed 
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for a year as an assistant to the General Counsel of Swift & 
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Company; he then returned to Lincoln and entered private 
 


 






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practice with his uncle, Charles Gehlbach, in 1950; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, John Gehlbach served as a Special Assistant 
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Attorney General with the State of Illinois for 20 years; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, John Gehlbach has served with honor and 
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distinction as a member of the Lincoln College Board of 
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Trustees for over 56 years; he also served as the President of 
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the Board for 3 years; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, John Gehlbach has been a member of numerous civic 
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organizations; he is a past president of the Kiwanis Club in 
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Lincoln; he served on the Board of the Abraham Lincoln Memorial 
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Hospital for several years and assisted in the drive for the 
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construction of a new hospital; he served on the Committee to 
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Restore the Historic Postville Courthouse in Lincoln; he is a 
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former member and chairman of the Illinois State Historical 
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Library; he has been a trustee of the Lincoln Academy of 
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Illinois; he is also a member of the Illinois Executive Mansion 
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Association, the Springfield Art Association, the Illinois 
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Historical Society, the Lincoln Elks Lodge, the Loyal Order of 
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Moose, the American Legion, the Sangamo Club, the Creve Coeur 
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Club, and the State Bank of Lincoln Board of Directors; he is 
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also a member and past president of the Logan County Bar 
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Association and a member of the Illinois Bar Association, the 
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Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, and the American Bar 
 


 






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Association; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, John Gehlbach was the recipient of the Lincoln 
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Courier Man of the Month award; and
 
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    WHEREAS, John Gehlbach serves as a model of hard work, 
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integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of 
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Illinois; 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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honor John R. Gehlbach for his many accomplishments and wish 
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him continued success and happiness in the future; and be it 
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further
  
 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to John Gehlbach as a symbol of our esteem and 
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respect.