HR0663 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of former State Representative and former director of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs James R. "Bud" Washburn of Morris, who passed away on August 8, 2007; and

WHEREAS, Bud Washburn was born on April 25, 1921 in Morris, the son of Russell V. and Jennie E. Hutchison Washburn; he attended Morris schools, and graduated from Morris High School in 1939; he attended North Central College and the University of Illinois; and

WHEREAS, Bud Washburn served in the United States Marine Corp during World War II; he attained the rank of Major while serving as a torpedo bomber pilot aboard the Salerno Bay Aircraft Carrier in the Pacific Theater; and

WHEREAS, From 1946 to 1950 Bud Washburn served as the Grundy County Treasurer; from 1951 to 1979 he served in Springfield, including five terms as State Representative; he served as Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee and was elected minority leader during his last term; he also served as Director of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs from 1977 to 1979; and

WHEREAS, He was elected the Mayor of Morris and served from 1981 to 1993; he served as the Chairman of the Upper Illinois River Valley Authority from 1990 to 1997; he served as a member of Governor Edgar's Veterans Advisory Board; he served as a member of the Grundy County Republican Central Committee for thirty years, and served ten years as its chairman; and

WHEREAS, Bud Washburn was a member of Happy Hill Aerie #1024 F.O.E., the Loyal Order of Moose Lodge #967, the Morris American Legion Post #294, the Morris AmVets Post #53, the Disabled American Veterans Chapter #86, the John Martin Steele Post #6049 V.F.W., the U.S. Marine Corp Aviation Association, the U.S. Marine Corp League, the Grundy County 40 & 8 Chapter #1195, and the Morris Kiwanis Club; and

WHEREAS, Bud Washburn was preceded in death by his parents and his sisters, Gladys Davis and Dorothy Hermanson; and

WHEREAS, The passing of James R. "Bud" Washburn will be deeply felt by all those who knew and loved him, especially his sons, William D. (Laura) Washburn and William R. (Jody) Norman; his daughters, Heather (Jeffrey) Yount and Janice Coop; his twelve grandchildren; his four great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of James R. "Bud" Washburn; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of James R. "Bud" Washburn as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.