Full Text of HR0216 96th General Assembly
HR0216 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased that Frank Straus, a longtime and | 4 |
| distinguished member of the House Republican Caucus budget | 5 |
| staff for 25 years, reached the milestone of his fiftieth | 6 |
| birthday on Saturday, March 19, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Frank is known far and wide for his in-depth | 8 |
| knowledge of economics, fiscal policy, and the State budget; | 9 |
| and
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| WHEREAS, While Frank is proud of his affiliation with the | 11 |
| Republican Party, he always conducts himself in a bipartisan | 12 |
| spirit and works diligently to help advance the best interests | 13 |
| of the State of Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, Frank is a graduate of Harvard University with a | 15 |
| degree in Government; during his college years Frank was a | 16 |
| widely-read columnist in the Harvard Crimson newspaper; and
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| WHEREAS, Frank is also the co-author of "Walk a Crooked | 18 |
| Trail-A Centennial History of Wawashkamo Golf Club" a book | 19 |
| documenting the storied history of one of Michigan's oldest | 20 |
| active golf courses; and
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| WHEREAS, Frank actively documents Mackinac Island history | 2 |
| with his crowd-pleasing and oft times uproarious columns in the | 3 |
| Mackinac Island Town Crier-a weekly newspaper serving the | 4 |
| Mackinac Island community; and
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| WHEREAS, Frank is the son of Francis H. Straus and Lorna | 6 |
| Puttkammer Straus; the brother of Helen, Christopher, and | 7 |
| Michael; and the uncle of Ariana and Michael, the children of | 8 |
| his brother Michael and his wife, Melissa; and
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| WHEREAS, Frank has been a Sangamon County resident for many | 10 |
| years, but remains true to his roots in Hyde Park on the | 11 |
| southside of Chicago; no better testament to this fact exists | 12 |
| than that he is a stalwart and avid Chicago White Sox fan; and
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| WHEREAS, Frank has become a powerhouse in the Capital City | 14 |
| Fantasy Football League, winning the League Championship in | 15 |
| 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Frank is far more accustomed to writing | 17 |
| resolutions in honor of others than he is in having one written | 18 |
| of him; his talents, accomplishments and many years of | 19 |
| dedicated service to the people of Illinois more than make him | 20 |
| worthy of such recognition; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 2 |
| congratulate Frank Straus on the significant and auspicious | 3 |
| occasion of his fiftieth birthday; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 |
| presented to Frank Straus as a symbol of our respect and | 6 |
| esteem.
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