Full Text of HR0871 95th General Assembly
HR0871 95TH 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 congratulate John Schaive on his | 4 |
| retirement from the Office of the Secretary of State after 31 | 5 |
| years of service; and
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| WHEREAS, John Schaive was born and raised in Springfield; | 7 |
| he is a graduate of Lanphier High School; in 1951 he signed a | 8 |
| minor league contract with the St. Louis Browns baseball | 9 |
| organization; he went on to play with the minor league teams of | 10 |
| Thomasville, Georgia, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, Decatur, | 11 |
| Illinois, Erie, Pennsylvania, Chattanooga, Tennessee, and | 12 |
| Denver, Colorado; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1963 he joined the major leagues and played | 14 |
| with the Washington Senators; during this time he saw action | 15 |
| against Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, Ted Williams, Jimmy | 16 |
| Piersall, Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford, Brooks Robinson, and others; | 17 |
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| WHEREAS, John and his wife, Lesa, have been married for | 19 |
| thirty years; and
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| WHEREAS, They are the proud parents of John, Kim, Brad, | 21 |
| Jennifer, and Chad; they are the loving grandparents of nine |
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| grandchildren; and
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| WHEREAS, With all the spare time John will have he can | 3 |
| enjoy sports, fishing, traveling, and spending time with his | 4 |
| family; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 6 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 7 |
| congratulate John Schaive on his retirement and wish him all | 8 |
| the best for the future; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 |
| presented to John Schaive as a symbol of our respect.
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