Full Text of HR0921 93rd General Assembly
HR0921 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois were saddened to learn of the death of their | 4 |
| former colleague, Senator Ralph Dunn, of DuQuoin, on Monday, | 5 |
| May 3, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Ralph Dunn was born in 1914 in Pickneyville to | 7 |
| Arthur and Florence Dunn; he graduated from Pickneyville High | 8 |
| School in 1933; he married Ellen Fones in 1935; she preceded | 9 |
| him in death in 1999; and
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| WHEREAS, Senator Dunn first became involved in politics | 11 |
| when he worked in Chuck Percy's 1964 run for governor; in 1968, | 12 |
| he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention; in | 13 |
| 1969, he was elected to become a member of the Illinois | 14 |
| Constitution Convention; at the convention, he fought for the | 15 |
| right of Illinoisans to bear arms and to prevent efforts that | 16 |
| allowed branch banking; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1972, Senator Dunn successfully ran for a seat | 18 |
| in the House of Representatives, where he served from 1973 to | 19 |
| 1984; he moved to the Senate in 1985 and served until his | 20 |
| retirement in 1995; during his tenure as a legislator, Senator | 21 |
| Dunn was most proud of helping to raise the drinking age to 21, | 22 |
| protecting gun owner rights, and advocating for Southern | 23 |
| Illinois University at Carbondale; and
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| WHEREAS, Senator Dunn and his two younger brothers started | 25 |
| a ready-mix business, a trucking company, a car dealership, and | 26 |
| owned a radio station; they were all pilots; and
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| WHEREAS, Senator Dunn was active in his local Cerebral | 28 |
| Palsy chapter; he was known as a gentleman and for his | 29 |
| willingness to stand up for what he believed in; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Senator Ralph Dunn has been deeply | 2 |
| felt by many, especially his children, Reverend Jerry Dunn, | 3 |
| Catherine Sunquist, Florence Dunn-O'Neal, and Janet Johnson; | 4 |
| his brother James Dunn; and his numerous grandchildren and | 5 |
| great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 7 |
| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 8 |
| mourn the passing of Senator Ralph Dunn, our former colleague, | 9 |
| and we extend our sincere condolences to his friends, family, | 10 |
| and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 |
| presented to the family of Senator Ralph Dunn as an expression | 13 |
| of our deepest sympathy.
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