Full Text of HR0894 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to recognize John Daniel Slater, | 4 | | Sr. on his life's accomplishments; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, John Slater, Sr. was born in Rolling Fork, | 6 | | Mississippi on March 8, 1919; he lived his early years in | 7 | | Deeson and Shelby, Mississippi; Memphis, Tennessee; and Venice | 8 | | and East St. Louis; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, John Slater, Sr. was drafted into the United | 10 | | States Army in 1942 and served in the 43rd Quartermaster | 11 | | Company as a First Cook; he also served in the 2nd Army and saw | 12 | | time in France, Belgium, Holland, and other parts of Europe; | 13 | | his company crossed the Rhine River on temporary bridges during | 14 | | heavy shelling, facing fierce opposition at every turn; at one | 15 | | point, he was separated from his company behind enemy lines for | 16 | | 3 months before being found 1,000 miles from their destination | 17 | | point; he was honorably discharged in 1946 and, as of today, is | 18 | | one of only 3 remaining African Americans who fought in the | 19 | | Battle of the Bulge, during this last-gasp effort by the German | 20 | | army; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, John Slater, Sr. settled in Waukegan in 1947 and | 22 | | began working for American Motors in 1949; he later worked as a |
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| 1 | | Floater for 30 years at American Motors in Kenosha, Wisconsin, | 2 | | before retiring in 1978; he opened Slater's Barbecue in 1957 on | 3 | | Market Street in Waukegan and it became one of the most | 4 | | affluent establishments in the area with people coming from all | 5 | | over the North Shore for his famous home-made foot-longs and | 6 | | ribs; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, John Slater, Sr. has been a pioneer business man | 8 | | within the community of Waukegan; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 11 | | we recognize John Daniel Slater, Sr. on his his lifetime of | 12 | | accomplishments, and wish him the best in all his future | 13 | | endeavors; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That we designate March 8, 2014 as "John Daniel | 15 | | Slater, Sr. Day" in the State of Illinois; and be it further | 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to John Slater, Sr. as an expression of our esteem | 18 | | and respect.
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