Full Text of SR0364 93rd General Assembly
SR0364 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois | 3 |
| learned with regret of the death of Milton R. "Dick" Allen of | 4 |
| Granite City, a former Madison County state's attorney, on | 5 |
| Wednesday, December 17, 2003; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Allen valiantly served his country with the | 7 |
| United States Army's 13th Armored Division in Europe during | 8 |
| World War II and was the recipient of a Bronze Star; and
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| WHEREAS, A lifelong resident of Granite City, Mr. Allen | 10 |
| graduated from Illinois College in Jacksonville and later | 11 |
| enrolled at the St. Louis University School of Law; while | 12 |
| attending law school, Mr. Allen worked as a laborer and oiler; | 13 |
| he earned his law degree in 1955 and practiced law in Granite | 14 |
| City for about 40 years; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Allen served as an assistant public defender | 16 |
| and assistant state's attorney in Madison County and as a city | 17 |
| attorney for Granite City; he was elected in 1984 and served | 18 |
| one term as Madison County's top prosecutor; and
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| WHEREAS, As state's attorney, Mr. Allen helped start | 20 |
| programs that dealt with delinquent child support, domestic | 21 |
| violence, and elderly victims; he was a champion of equal | 22 |
| rights and fair treatment and did not believe that anyone was | 23 |
| above the law; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Allen was politically active and helped | 25 |
| campaign for many State and local Democrats; he organized the | 26 |
| Madison County Youth Democrats and the Granite City Democratic | 27 |
| Club; he helped organize the Democratic Federation of Illinois | 28 |
| and was appointed downstate organizational director of the | 29 |
| federation by U.S. Senator Paul Simon; he was a former city | 30 |
| chairman of the Granite City Democratic Committee; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Allen was a former board member of the | 2 |
| Tri-City Area YMCA and a past president and longtime board | 3 |
| member of Coordinated Youth and Human Services of Granite City, | 4 |
| a social service agency that works with people in need; and | 5 |
| WHEREAS, The passing of Milton R. "Dick" Allen has been | 6 |
| deeply felt by many, especially his sons, Michael Allen and | 7 |
| Dana Allen; his daughter, Cynthia Dutra-Silveira; and his three | 8 |
| grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL | 10 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 11 |
| Milton R. "Dick" Allen, and we extend our deepest sympathy to | 12 |
| his friends, family, and all who knew and loved him; and be it | 13 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 |
| presented to the family of Milton R. "Dick" Allen as an | 16 |
| expression of our sincerest condolences.
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