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| 1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois General Assembly are | ||||||
| 3 | saddened to learn of the death of Ken Christy, who passed away | ||||||
| 4 | on March 26, 2016; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Ken Christy was born in Chicago on September 18, | ||||||
| 6 | 1944 and grew up in Bellwood; he graduated from Proviso West | ||||||
| 7 | High School and attended Triton College, DePaul University, and | ||||||
| 8 | the University of Illinois; he was a resident of Aurora for 39 | ||||||
| 9 | years; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Ken Christy worked as a letter carrier in Aurora | ||||||
| 11 | for 31 years until his retirement in 2011; prior to becoming a | ||||||
| 12 | letter carrier, he worked in retail management for a national | ||||||
| 13 | grocery store chain; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Ken Christy served as president for the local | ||||||
| 15 | National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 219 in Aurora, a | ||||||
| 16 | position that he held for 25 years; he continued his work as an | ||||||
| 17 | advocate for letter carriers as president of the Illinois State | ||||||
| 18 | Association of Letter Carriers until his passing; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, As president of the National Association of Letter | ||||||
| 20 | Carriers Branch 219 and the Illinois State Association of | ||||||
| 21 | Letter Carriers, Ken Christy prioritized the letter carriers' | ||||||
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| 1 | annual food drive "Stamp Out Hunger" and support for the | ||||||
| 2 | Muscular Dystrophy Association; he was also known for working | ||||||
| 3 | tirelessly in his lobbying efforts on behalf of the union; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, In 2012, Ken Christy was elected to the Illinois | ||||||
| 5 | Hall of Fame for Letter Carriers in honor of his work; he was | ||||||
| 6 | also awarded the Kane County Democrat Harry S. Truman Award in | ||||||
| 7 | 2012; and | ||||||
| 8 | WHEREAS, Ken Christy is survived by his wife of 52 years, | ||||||
| 9 | Bonnie; his three daughters; and his five grandchildren; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, The members of the General Assembly believe that | ||||||
| 11 | it would be fitting and proper for the United States government | ||||||
| 12 | to honor the life and work of Ken Christy by renaming the Post | ||||||
| 13 | Office Building in Aurora after him; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 14 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 15 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
| 16 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we urge Congress to pass | ||||||
| 17 | legislation to rename the Post Office Building in Aurora in | ||||||
| 18 | honor of Ken Christy and his work in representing National | ||||||
| 19 | Association of Letter Carriers Branch 219; and be it further
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| 20 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
| 21 | delivered to the members of the Illinois congressional | ||||||
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| 1 | delegation.
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