Full Text of HR1046 94th General Assembly
HR1046 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois are pleased to recognize Maurice "Maury" | 4 |
| Doyle on the occasion of his retirement as Macon County | 5 |
| Democratic Party Chair; and
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| WHEREAS, Maurice "Maury" Doyle was born in Fayette County | 7 |
| on June 28, 1938; he graduated from Niantic-Harristown High | 8 |
| School in 1956 and DeVry Technical Institute in Chicago in | 9 |
| 1959; and
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| WHEREAS, He married Frances Elaine Smith in June of 1959; | 11 |
| he is the father of Jeff, Jay, and Mendi and the proud | 12 |
| grandfather of Casey Doyle and Kyle Doyle; and
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| WHEREAS, He has served his community in many capacities, | 14 |
| including as a Khoury League Baseball Coach from 1967 to 1987 | 15 |
| and as a member of the Harristown Fire Dept. from 1960 to 1966; | 16 |
| he was appointed Deputy Sheriff by Sheriff Charles Peters, | 17 |
| serving from 1962 to 1966; and
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| WHEREAS, He was the owner of Communication Co. from 1966 to | 19 |
| 1991; he has been the co-owner of "Franny's on Merchant" since | 20 |
| 1993 and is a member of the Downtown Decatur Council; he was a | 21 |
| charter member of the Harristown Village Board, serving from | 22 |
| 1970 to 1974; he served as a school board member for the | 23 |
| Niantic Harristown School District from 1972 to 1979 and was | 24 |
| appointed Harristown Township Supervisor in January of 1971; he | 25 |
| was then elected Supervisor in April of 1971 and still serves | 26 |
| today; and
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| WHEREAS, As Supervisor he automatically became a member of | 28 |
| the Macon County Board of Supervisors in 1971 and 1972, and he | 29 |
| was elected to the Macon County Board, serving from 1976 to | 30 |
| 1980; he also served as the Deputy Coroner under Chris Vallas |
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| from 1980 to 1993 and has been a member of the Harristown | 2 |
| Precinct Committee since 1994; he has served as Macon County | 3 |
| Democratic Chairman since 1998; and
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| WHEREAS, As a baseball coach, deputy sheriff, firefighter, | 5 |
| and business owner, Maury Doyle has always reflected the spirit | 6 |
| of giving back to the community; and
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| WHEREAS, As a precinct committeeman and as Party Chairman, | 8 |
| he has worked tirelessly to advance the principles of the Macon | 9 |
| County Democratic Party; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 12 |
| we congratulate Maury Doyle on the occasion of his retirement | 13 |
| as Macon County Democratic Party Chairman, and we thank him for | 14 |
| his many years of service; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 |
| presented to Maury Doyle as an expression of our esteem.
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