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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of legendary 
4radio personality Don Wade; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Don Wade attended a prep school in New Hampshire 
6and was a graduate of Boston University; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Don Wade spent 55 years on the radio; after 
8spending the first half of his radio career as a disc jockey, 
9he spent the last 27 years of his career at WLS-AM; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Don Wade's radio career led him to at least 10 
11other cities, including one in Canada, before he landed in 
12Chicago in 1982 as a morning personality at country music 
13station WUSN-FM 99.5; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, In 1985, Don Wade won a spot at WLS-AM, where his 
15wife, Roma Wade, joined him as co-host; and
 
16    WHEREAS, When WLS-AM changed from a music format to talk 
17radio in 1989, Don Wade and Roma remained with the station as 
18morning talk show hosts; and
 
19    WHEREAS, In 2010, "Don Wade and Roma" was the highest-rated 
 
 
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1radio show in the Chicagoland market; and
 
2    WHEREAS, Don Wade will be forever remembered as an 
3entertaining, engaging, and thoughtful radio personality who 
4used his wit and dynamic personality to shape the medium of 
5talk radio; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Don Wade is survived by his wife, Roma; his son, 
7Col. Hunter (Dr. Margy) Hobson; his daughter, Heather Hobson 
8(Gordon Findlay); his brothers, Tom Wehde (partner, Diane), 
9Raynor Reavis, and Ralph (Deborah) Reavis; and his nieces and 
10nephews; therefore, be it
  
 
11    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
12NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
13we mourn, along with his family, friends, and the citizens of 
14this State, the passing of Don Wade; and be it further
  
 
15    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
16presented to the family of Don Wade as a symbol of our 
17sympathy.