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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Earl | ||||||
| 4 | Wallace "Wally" Henderson, Jr. of Springfield, who passed away | ||||||
| 5 | on April 19, 2016 at the age of 85; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Wally Henderson was a longtime Springfield | ||||||
| 7 | architect, preservationist, and community activist; he was the | ||||||
| 8 | architect behind the restoration of the Old State Capitol in | ||||||
| 9 | the 1960s when the historic landmark was brought back to how it | ||||||
| 10 | appeared during Abraham Lincoln's era; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Wally Henderson was formerly a principal partner | ||||||
| 12 | at Ferry and Henderson Architects, where his projects included | ||||||
| 13 | the Springfield Municipal Plaza, the Willard Ice Building, the | ||||||
| 14 | Public Affairs Building at the University of Illinois in | ||||||
| 15 | Springfield, and the State Journal-Register Building; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, In 2013, Wally Henderson was awarded the 2013 | ||||||
| 17 | State Journal-Register First Citizen Award for "the breadth of | ||||||
| 18 | his contributions in Springfield"; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Wally Henderson is credited with working behind | ||||||
| 20 | the scenes to persuade the United States Mint to change plans | ||||||
| 21 | for the design of the 2009 commemorative penny so the design | ||||||
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| 1 | would include a depiction of the Old State Capitol behind a | ||||||
| 2 | gesturing Abraham Lincoln; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Wally Henderson's many accomplishments throughout | ||||||
| 4 | his life include serving as Director and Director Emeritus of | ||||||
| 5 | the Abraham Lincoln Association; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Wally Henderson was a passionate supporter of the | ||||||
| 7 | City of Springfield, having once remarked that "Springfield has | ||||||
| 8 | so much potential. Anything that can be thought of can be done. | ||||||
| 9 | Anything that can improve Springfield, Illinois, we should be | ||||||
| 10 | working hard at"; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Wally Henderson's contributions to the City of | ||||||
| 12 | Springfield will far out last his 85 years of life and his | ||||||
| 13 | example of good citizenship will stand as a model for so many | ||||||
| 14 | in our community who wish to make the City of Springfield a | ||||||
| 15 | better place; and | ||||||
| 16 | WHEREAS, Wally Henderson was a recognized role model, a | ||||||
| 17 | loving husband to his wife, Brynn, a devoted father to Kirstin, | ||||||
| 18 | Earl, Timothy, Rebecca, and Katherine, stepfather to | ||||||
| 19 | Christopher and Brynn, the loving grandfather of eight | ||||||
| 20 | grandchildren; and step-grandfather of three | ||||||
| 21 | step-grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| 1 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 2 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 3 | mourn the loss of Earl Wallace "Wally" Henderson, Jr., and | ||||||
| 4 | extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all | ||||||
| 5 | who knew and loved him; and be it further
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| 6 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 7 | presented to the family of Wally Henderson as an expression of | ||||||
| 8 | our deepest sympathy.
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