Full Text of HJR0127 94th General Assembly
HJ0127 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The General Assembly takes pride in recognizing | 3 |
| the accomplishments and contributions of Illinois officials | 4 |
| and citizens; and | 5 |
| WHEREAS, Tobias G. Barry grew up in Bureau County, and | 6 |
| after graduation from St. Bede Academy in Peru, served in the | 7 |
| Navy in the Pacific Theater from 1943 to 1946; he graduated | 8 |
| from LaSalle-Peru-Ogelsby Junior College and received his | 9 |
| Bachelor of Philosophy degree from Marquette University and his | 10 |
| law degree from the University of Notre Dame Law School in | 11 |
| 1952; and | 12 |
| WHEREAS, He was admitted to the Illinois Bar in 1952; he | 13 |
| practiced law for more than 30 years; in 1960, he was elected | 14 |
| to the Illinois House of Representatives, known as Tobias | 15 |
| "Toby" Barry, where he served for 14 years; and
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| WHEREAS, As a legislator, after many years of effort | 17 |
| through several administrations, Representative Barry, with | 18 |
| the aid of Representative "Zeke" Giorgi, was instrumental in | 19 |
| getting Illinois Interstate 39 built; and | 20 |
| WHEREAS, In December 1974, he resigned his position with | 21 |
| the Illinois House of Representatives to assume the position of | 22 |
| an Appellate Judge in the Third Judicial District, to which he | 23 |
| was elected; in 1994, he retired from the bench and resumed | 24 |
| private practice with the law firm of Aplington, Kaufman, | 25 |
| McClintock, Steele, and Barry, Ltd., in LaSalle, Illinois; and | 26 |
| WHEREAS, Justice Barry is the recipient of numerous honors | 27 |
| and plaudits, including the Lifetime Service Award from the | 28 |
| Illinois Judges Association; and | 29 |
| WHEREAS, In December 2002, Justice Barry was asked by the |
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| Supreme Court to return to the Third District Appellate Court | 2 |
| bench to fill a vacancy where he continues to serve; therefore, | 3 |
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 5 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 6 |
| SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that Interstate 39 from LaSalle-Peru | 7 |
| to the Zeke Giorgi Highway is hereby designated as the Tobias | 8 |
| "Toby" Barry Highway; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | 10 |
| is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with | 11 |
| State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs | 12 |
| giving notice to the name; and be it further | 13 |
| RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 14 |
| presented to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of | 15 |
| Transportation, to the Secretary of the Illinois Department of | 16 |
| Transportation, and to Justice Tobias G. Barry.
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