Full Text of HR0753 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of former | 4 | | Chicago radio personality Larry Lujack, who passed away on | 5 | | December 18, 2013; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Larry Lujack hit the Chicago airwaves in 1967 and | 7 | | brought with him a "crusty cantankerousness" that is credited | 8 | | with influencing present-day radio personalities such as Rush | 9 | | Limbaugh and Howard Stern; in 2000, he was approvingly called | 10 | | "a crabby coot dropping PG-rated acid bombs at a snail's pace" | 11 | | by the Chicago Sun-Times; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Known as "Uncle Lar" or "Superjock", Larry Lujack, | 13 | | first at WCFL-AM and later at WLS-AM, spent 20 years spinning | 14 | | records and spouting opinions; his frequent targets were the | 15 | | very albums he was playing, the very stations he was working | 16 | | for, and various rival D.J.s; he achieved notoriety with his | 17 | | segments "Klunk Letter of the Day", the "Cheap and Trashy | 18 | | Showbiz Report", and "Animal Stories" television segment, | 19 | | which was acknowledged by David Letterman as influencing his | 20 | | "Stupid Pet Tricks" television segment; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Larry Lujack's honors include membership in the | 22 | | Illinois Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame and the National |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Larry Lujack was born Larry Lee Blankenburg in | 3 | | 1940 in Quasqueton, Iowa; at age 18, he joined KCID-AM in | 4 | | Caldwell, Idaho and adopted the surname of his idol, Chicago | 5 | | Bears quarterback Johnny Lujack; after working at various radio | 6 | | stations Idaho and Washington, he made his way to Chicago; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Larry Lujack was preceded in death by his son, | 8 | | John; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Larry Lujack is survived by his wife, Judith (nee | 10 | | Seguin); his children, Anthony Lujack and Linda | 11 | | Lujack-Shirley; his step-son, Taber Seguin; and his 2 | 12 | | grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 14 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 15 | | we mourn the passing of Larry Lujack, and extend our sincere | 16 | | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 17 | | him; and be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the family of Larry Lujack as an expression of our | 20 | | deepest sympathy.
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