Full Text of HR0109 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to honor the life of music legend, Daniel | 4 | | Grayling "Dan" Fogelberg, who passed away on December 16, 2007; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Dan Fogelberg was born in Peoria on August 13, | 7 | | 1951 to Margaret (nee Irvine) and Lawrence Peter Fogelberg; he | 8 | | graduated from Woodruff High School in 1969 and studied theater | 9 | | arts and painting at the University of Illinois at | 10 | | Urbana-Champaign, while playing local venues with a folk rock | 11 | | band; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, In 1972, Dan Fogelberg released his debut album, | 13 | | Home Free, which achieved Platinum status and began a string of | 14 | | albums that achieved either Platinum or Gold status, including | 15 | | Souvenirs (1974), Captured Angel (1975), Nether Lands (1977), | 16 | | Twin Sons of Different Mothers (1978), Phoenix (1979), The | 17 | | Innocent Age (1981), Windows and Walls (1984), and High Country | 18 | | Snows (1985); and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Dan Fogelberg's hometown of Peoria renamed | 20 | | Abington Street, which runs alongside his alma mater, Woodruff | 21 | | High School, "Fogelberg Parkway", and a memorial garden in | 22 | | Riverfront Park was dedicated in his honor on August 28, 2010; |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Dan Fogelberg was married to Jean Marie Mayer from | 3 | | April 7, 2002 until his passing; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Dan Fogelberg was a musician, songwriter, | 5 | | composer, and multi-instrumentalist whose music was loved by | 6 | | millions; therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 8 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 9 | | honor the life of music legend, Daniel Grayling "Dan" | 10 | | Fogelberg; and be it further | 11 | | RESOLVED, That we declare August 13, 2015 as "Dan Fogelberg | 12 | | Day" in the State of Illinois; and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the family of Dan Fogelberg.
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