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Full Text of SJR0059  93rd General Assembly

SJ0059 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

 


 
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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, State Senator Stanley B. Weaver devoted nearly 45
3 years of his life to public service; he served as Mayor of
4 Urbana from May 1957 to January 1969, and in the Illinois
5 Senate from 1970 to 2002, after one term in the House of
6 Representatives; and
 
7     WHEREAS, He was named to the newly-created position of
8 Senate Majority Leader in 1997, after serving as Assistant
9 Senate Leader for 22 years; as a lawmaker, Stan's priorities
10 were always those of the people he represented - quality
11 education, agriculture, economic development, and
12 conservation; and
 
13     WHEREAS, When Senator Weaver rose to speak in the Senate,
14 people recognized his command of the issues - and listened; he
15 was held in the highest esteem by his colleagues and
16 constituents from both political parties; he was the
17 unquestioned dean of the Illinois Senate; and
 
18     WHEREAS, US 45 provides an essential transportation
19 corridor in Champaign and Urbana and other parts of Illinois;
20 and
 
21     WHEREAS, We wish to permanently commemorate Stan Weaver's
22 lasting role in the Illinois General Assembly and his abiding
23 impact on the lives of the people of Illinois; therefore, be it
 
24     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
25 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
26 CONCURRING HEREIN, that the portion of US 45 through the cities
27 of Champaign and Urbana be designated the Stanley B. Weaver
28 Memorial Highway; and be it further
 
29     RESOLVED, That the Department of Transportation is

 

 

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1 requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with State
2 and federal regulations, an appropriate plaque or signs giving
3 notice of the name; and be it further
 
4     RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
5 presented to the Secretary of the Department of Transportation
6 and the family of Stanley B. Weaver.