Full Text of HR0282 94th General Assembly
HR0282 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Jack King, a Chicago firefighter, took a | 3 |
| disability pension from the fire department in 1980 as a result | 4 |
| of lung damage from fighting fires; and
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| WHEREAS, At the same time, he checked himself into a | 6 |
| halfway house in Maywood for a year to overcome his drinking | 7 |
| problem; he attributes the halfway house with saving his life; | 8 |
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| WHEREAS, He was born on November 9, 1930; he had five | 10 |
| brothers, Bill, Tom, Mike, Buddy, Jimmy (deceased), and one | 11 |
| sister, Dee Dee; his mother passed away when he was 13 years | 12 |
| old and he worked as well as went to school; after serving with | 13 |
| the Navy, he became a Chicago firefighter, as did his five | 14 |
| brothers; at one time, Mr. King and all of his brothers served | 15 |
| on the Chicago Fire Department; and
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| WHEREAS, He married and had eight children, Kathy, Kelly, | 17 |
| Eileen, Colleen, John, Jerry, Patty, and Maureen; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1987, Jack King opened Guildhaus to help fellow | 19 |
| alcoholics; he sought the help of the Mayor of Blue Island and | 20 |
| knocked on 250 doors in the neighborhood to educate people | 21 |
| about the halfway house; the Guildhaus opened with beds for 17 | 22 |
| residents and now holds 33 men; there are also two recovery | 23 |
| homes located in Blue Island that hold a total of 24 men; and
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| WHEREAS, Over the past 17 years, he has helped thousands of | 25 |
| men find their way to a sober, productive life; he has given up | 26 |
| a big part of his own personal life because of his dedication | 27 |
| to Guildhaus; although he is now retired, he will remain an | 28 |
| integral part of Guildhaus; Mr. King will also remain a member | 29 |
| of the Illinois Association of Extended Care and the American | 30 |
| Halfway House Association Program; and
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| WHEREAS, If it had not been for his dedication, Guildhaus | 2 |
| would never have been possible; as Mr. King is fond of saying, | 3 |
| "Yagottawanna"; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 5 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 6 |
| we congratulate Jack King on the occasion of his retirement, we | 7 |
| thank him for founding and remaining dedicated to the mission | 8 |
| of Guildhaus, and we wish him all the best in his future | 9 |
| endeavors; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 |
| presented to Jack King as an expression of our admiration and | 12 |
| esteem.
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