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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives wish to recognize Kenneth Collier of Salem as
4 he proudly passes the torch of a cherished Memorial Day
5 tradition of playing "Taps" to his grandson, Charlie Snow; and
 
6     WHEREAS, His first time playing "Taps" on his trumpet at
7 the Memorial Day service was in 1947, when a clarinet player,
8 Bill Hunington, and he, a seventh grader, played with the high
9 school band; the only time Kenneth Collier has been interrupted
10 from his mission was during the Korean Conflict in the 1950s;
11 and
 
12     WHEREAS, When Kenneth Collier was in the Navy, he was in
13 the Drum and Bugle Corps in San Diego, even though he had never
14 played a bugle before; he was able to attend the United States
15 Navy School of Music and was fortunate enough to play in
16 Washington, D.C. on several occasions; as part of the Navy
17 band, he was selected to go on two world cruises as a musician;
18 and
 
19     WHEREAS, He has played at funerals everywhere and sometimes
20 played at as many as four a day; he kept a record of the
21 funerals for which he had played "Taps" over the years, but
22 stopped counting when he reached 2,000; and
 
23     WHEREAS, On Memorial Day 2004, Kenneth Collier listened
24 intently as Charlie, his grandson, played those familiar notes
25 as his grandfather had done for almost 60 years; therefore, be
26 it
 
27     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
28 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
29 recognize Kenneth Collier's lifelong devotion to the tradition
30 of "Taps" as he passes on the torch to his grandson; and we

 

 

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1 wish him good health and happiness in all his future endeavors;
2 and be it further
 
3     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4 presented to Kenneth Collier as a token of our admiration.