Full Text of HR1470 94th General Assembly
HR1470 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to honor Illinois citizens who have | 4 |
| accomplished much in their lives; and
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| WHEREAS, Reverend Robert E. Lee of Moline, Illinois is one | 6 |
| such individual; and
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| WHEREAS, Robert E. Lee was born and educated in Alexis, | 8 |
| Illinois; he attended and graduated from St. Ambrose University | 9 |
| and St. Meinrad Seminary; he was ordained into the priesthood | 10 |
| in 1959 at St. Mary's Cathedral in Peoria, Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1959 he was assigned to the Sacred Heart Parish | 12 |
| in Moline; he would go on to spend his entire ministry in that | 13 |
| city, accumulating 40 years at Sacred Heart and 3 years at St. | 14 |
| Mary's; and
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| WHEREAS, Under his leadership, Sacred Heart Parish became | 16 |
| the largest parish in the Peoria Diocese; and
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| WHEREAS, In addition to leading his parish, Reverend Lee | 18 |
| also found time to serve on many boards and commissions; he | 19 |
| served as a member of the Priest's Senate in the Peoria | 20 |
| Diocese; he served as a member of the Diocesan Consultors and | 21 |
| the Diocesan Finance Commission; and
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| WHEREAS, Reverend Lee was Vicar of the Rock Island | 23 |
| Vicariate from 1974 to 1986 and again from 1991 to 1998; he | 24 |
| served on the Board of Education for Alleman High School, | 25 |
| Sacred Heart School, and Seton Catholic School; he served on | 26 |
| the Black Hawk College Board of Trustees and also the Lutheran | 27 |
| Hospital Board of Directors; and
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| WHEREAS, In 2001, Reverend Lee was awarded an Honorary |
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| Doctorate of Humanities from St. Ambrose University; he also | 2 |
| received the St. Ambrose University Alumni Service Award; and
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| WHEREAS, Reverend Lee served on the Moline Commission on | 4 |
| Youth Citizens Advisory Board, and the Board on Catholic | 5 |
| Charities; and
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| WHEREAS, Together with his fellow workers Reverend Lee saw | 7 |
| the consolidation of the Moline Catholic Schools into the Seton | 8 |
| Catholic School and the building of the new Seton Catholic | 9 |
| Middle School; and | 10 |
| WHEREAS, Reverend Robert E. Lee retired in 2001; he is | 11 |
| considered a leader in the community, an educational leader, a | 12 |
| mentor, a servant, and a friend to many; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 14 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 15 |
| we congratulate Reverend Robert E. Lee on his recognition from | 16 |
| the Center for Belgian Culture on the occasion of the 100th | 17 |
| anniversary of the founding of Sacred Heart Parish; we thank | 18 |
| him for his many years of dedication and devotion to the people | 19 |
| of Moline; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 |
| presented to Reverend Robert E. Lee, with our sincere | 22 |
| gratitude.
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