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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, It is somewhat uncommon for an Illinois resident

3 to be the subject of 2 congratulatory resolutions enacted by

4 the Illinois House of Representatives; and

5 WHEREAS, A previous resolution, passed by the House,

6 saluted the conclusion of Charles Wheeler III's excellent

7 career in journalism and expressed warm wishes for a good start

8 in an academic career; and

9 WHEREAS, Another milestone has brought on a public clamor

10 for a second resolution to reprise Charles Wheeler III's life's

11 work and extend him best wishes on his 70th birthday; and

12 WHEREAS, Charles Wheeler III's life's work was highlighted

13 by such feats as doing play-by-play of all 154 Milwaukee Braves

14 games in 1954 for siblings and friends, using little more than

15 a fertile imagination and an All-Star baseball spinner board;

16 and

17 WHEREAS, Charles Wheeler III graduated from St. Mary's

18 College and the Medill School of Journalism and labored for 3

19 years with the Peace Corps in Panama before stepping into the

20 footprints left by 2 respected newspaper men, his father and

21 grandfather; and

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1 WHEREAS, After 24 years of awarding winning coverage of

2 Illinois government and politics, skillful leadership of the

3 Illinois Legislative Correspondents Association, and crafty

4 guidance of the dearly departed ILCA Gridiron Show, Charles

5 Wheeler III set his sights on higher education; and

6 WHEREAS, Over the last 18 years, Charles Wheeler III has

7 led the University of Illinois Public Affairs Reporting

8 Program, which has graduated 500 master's students, and has

9 continued to report and write a monthly column for Illinois

10 Issues Magazine, which has earned him 4 national Capitolbeat

11 Awards; these cumulative distinctions also convinced the

12 Illinois AP Editors to induct him into the Lincoln League of

13 Journalists; therefore, be it

14 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE

15 NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that

16 we salute Charles N. Wheeler III for a distinguished career,

17 extend our best wishes for a festive birthday celebration at

18 the Governor's Mansion, and declare that, due to his efforts,

19 the State of Illinois is a better place; and be it further

20 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be

21 presented to Charles Wheeler III as a symbol of our esteem and

22 respect.