Full Text of HR1130 99th 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 Ken | 4 | | Christy, who passed away on March 26, 2016; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ken Christy was born in Chicago on Spetember 18, | 6 | | 1944 and grew up in Bellwood; he was a resident of Aurora for | 7 | | 39 years; he graduated from Proviso West High School and | 8 | | attended Triton College, DePaul University, and the University | 9 | | of Illinois; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Ken Christy worked as a letter carrier in Aurora | 11 | | for 31 years until his retirement in 2011; prior to becoming a | 12 | | letter carrier, he worked in retail management for a national | 13 | | grocery store chain; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Ken Christy served as president for the local | 15 | | National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 219 in Aurora, a | 16 | | position that he held for 25 years; he continued his work as an | 17 | | advocate for letter carriers as president of the Illinois State | 18 | | Association of Letter Carriers until his passing; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, As president of the National Association of Letter | 20 | | Carriers Branch 219 and the Illinois State Association of | 21 | | Letter Carriers, Ken Christy prioritized the letter carriers' |
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| 1 | | annual food drive "Stamp Out Hunger" and support for the | 2 | | Muscular Dystrophy Association; he was also known for working | 3 | | tirelessly in his lobbying efforts on behalf of the union; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Ken Christy successfully ran for a four-year term | 5 | | for Aurora Township Clerk in 2013; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, In 2012, Ken Christy was elected to the Illinois | 7 | | Hall of Fame for Letter Carriers in honor of his work; he was | 8 | | also awarded the Kane County Democrat Harry S. Truman Award in | 9 | | 2012; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Ken Christy was a member of Our Lady of Good | 11 | | Council Catholic Church in Aurora; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Ken Christy is survived by his wife of 52 years, | 13 | | Bonnie; his daughters, Kristin (Dion) Hadley, Kathleen (Ken) | 14 | | Steil, and Karrie (Dave) Campbell; his grandchildren, Sara | 15 | | Steil, Ken Steil III, Michael Squires, Jennifer Steil, and Ally | 16 | | Hadley; and his many nieces, nephews, and other relatives; | 17 | | therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 19 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 20 | | we, along with his family and friends, mourn the passing of Ken | 21 | | Christy; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the family of Ken Christy as an expression of our | 3 | | sympathy.
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