Full Text of HR1455 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Walter Leon Russell and | 4 | | Janet Ann Russell on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of | 5 | | their company, Russell Oil Company-ROC One Stop, in November of | 6 | | 2016 and their 60th wedding anniversary on December 23, 2016; | 7 | | and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Leon and Janet Russell met at World Burger at Fort | 9 | | Smith, where Janet worked during high school and Leon was | 10 | | stationed at Fort Chaffee; they were married on December 23, | 11 | | 1956 at the family home of Earl and Eva Crouch in Fort Smith, | 12 | | Arkansas; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, After getting married, Leon and Janet Russell | 14 | | moved to Leon's hometown of Galatia and started a family and | 15 | | farming; during this period, Leon earned his bachelor's degree | 16 | | in forestry at Southern Illinois University Carbondale; after | 17 | | graduation, Leon worked in forestry in Illinois, Oregon, and | 18 | | Indiana; he also worked for Dolly Madison Furniture in Alabama | 19 | | and Indiana; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, In November of 1971, Leon and Janet Russell | 21 | | purchased a store in Galatia which offered gas, groceries, and | 22 | | minor auto repairs; the store had an apartment where they and |
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| 1 | | their children lived for several years; over the years, the | 2 | | company grew and now consists of locations throughout southern | 3 | | Illinois; they and their children Mary and Jonathan operate the | 4 | | ROC One Stop chain of convenience stores (14 locations), | 5 | | Harrisburg Furniture, Eldorado Hardware, Eldorado Spirits, | 6 | | Downtown Auto Sales/Piney Woods Cabins, and ROC Rentals; Janet | 7 | | has always been active in the business in addition to raising | 8 | | her children, teaching Sunday school, gardening, and | 9 | | participating in various civic organizations; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Leon and Janet Russell have four children, James | 11 | | Russell (deceased), Mary Beth Finley, Susan Oxford, and | 12 | | Jonathan Russell; 14 grandchildren; and 14 | 13 | | great-grandchildren; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Leon and Janet Russell serve as models of hard | 15 | | work, integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | 16 | | Illinois; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 19 | | congratulate Walter Leon Russell and Janet Ann Russell on the | 20 | | occasion of the 45th anniversary of their company and their | 21 | | 60th wedding anniversary and wish them continued success and | 22 | | happiness in the future; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to Leon and Janet Russell as a symbol of our esteem | 3 | | and respect.
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