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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Edward "Ed" McElroy on the
4occasion of his 90th birthday; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Ed McElroy was born in Chicago on July 20, 1925 to
6Joseph and Elizabeth McElroy; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Ed McElroy began his career in radio broadcasting
8in 1946 working with former White Sox broadcaster Bob Elson;
9and
 
10    WHEREAS, Ed McElroy joined WJOB in Hammond, Indiana in
111947, where he did a daily one-hour sports show for 3 years;
12and
 
13    WHEREAS, In 1950, Ed McElroy worked with popular disc
14jockey Eddie Hubbard at Radio WIND; and
 
15    WHEREAS, In 1951, Ed McElroy joined WJJD, starting as a
16disc jockey and eventually becoming the news and sports
17director; and
 
18    WHEREAS, While at WJJD, Ed McElroy became the state
19commander for the Catholic War Veterans organization in 1961,

 

 

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1and, in 1962, he was elected National Commander of the Catholic
2War Veterans organization; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Ed McElroy continued his radio career with WJJD
4until 1986; and
 
5    WHEREAS, In 1986, Ed McElroy founded Edward F. McElroy &
6Associates, a public relations firm focused on representing the
7American Legion, the Chicago Police, and various unions and
8conducting campaigns for judicial candidates in Cook County;
9and
 
10    WHEREAS, Ed McElroy continues to work full-time and will be
11celebrating his birthday with his 3 children Ed, Dave, and
12Beth; therefore, be it
 
13    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
14NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
15congratulate Edward McElroy on his 90th birthday and we wish
16him many more wonderful years; and be it further
 
17    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
18presented to Edward McElroy as an expression of our esteem and
19respect.