Full Text of HR0207 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Bill Lair, | 4 | | Managing Editor of the Mattoon Journal Gazette and the | 5 | | Charleston Times-Courier, on his retirement; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, He began his career on July 1, 1973, serving as | 7 | | sports editor for the Times-Courier; he began reporting in time | 8 | | to see the Charleston High School football team advance to the | 9 | | State semifinals three consecutive years, the Eastern Illinois | 10 | | University basketball team qualify for several Division II | 11 | | tournaments, and many other sports highlights in the area; a | 12 | | considerable athlete himself, he has run seven marathons and | 13 | | seven half marathons; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, He became managing editor of the Times-Courier in | 15 | | 1980, shortly after he left sports for a position in which he | 16 | | had both reporting and editing roles; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Among the highlights of his career, Mr. Lair has | 18 | | seen the Eastern Illinois University football team go to a | 19 | | national championship in 1978; his friend and former Eastern | 20 | | Illinois University classmate, Jim Edgar, elected Illinois | 21 | | Governor in 1990; and Mattoon's pursuit of the FutureGen plant; | 22 | | and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, He has written more than 3,000 columns and | 2 | | editorials in his distinguished journalistic career, at one | 3 | | time producing two columns every week; his hard work, | 4 | | dedication, and leadership at the Mattoon Journal Gazette and | 5 | | Charleston Times-Courier have contributed immeasurably to the | 6 | | education, entertainment, development, and welfare of the | 7 | | communities he has served; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, He has also served the community in many other | 9 | | ways, including his participation in Rotary, the | 10 | | Lincoln/Sargent Foundation, the Court Appointed Special | 11 | | Advocate Board, the Fourth of July Committee, the Charleston | 12 | | Tourism Board, the Looking for Lincoln Committee, the | 13 | | Charleston Chamber of Commerce Board, the Tarble Arts Center, | 14 | | and the United Way of Coles County Board; he has served as a | 15 | | Charleston Holiday Tournament volunteer and a foster parent; | 16 | | and he continues to serve as chairman of the Central States | 17 | | Rotary Youth Exchange, a position he has held since 2007; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Bill Lair was honored as Charleston's Citizen of | 19 | | the Year in 2000; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, He and his wife, Cheryl, are the parents of three | 21 | | children: David, Heather, and Patrick; he is looking forward to | 22 | | spending more time with his grandchildren and seeing what new |
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| 1 | | opportunities lie ahead; therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 3 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 4 | | we congratulate Bill Lair on his retirement, commend him for | 5 | | his many contributions to the people of Illinois, and wish him | 6 | | the best in his future endeavors; and be it further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to Bill Lair as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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