Full Text of HR0116 097th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The General Assembly takes pride in recognizing | 3 | | the accomplishments and contributions of Illinois citizens; | 4 | | and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, J. Garrett Tolan was a visionary and pioneer of | 6 | | the Angus breed of cattle; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, J. Garrett Tolan was a President of the American | 8 | | Angus Association and an inductee into the National Cattlemen's | 9 | | Hall of Fame; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, J. Garrett Tolan's son John J. Tolan began working | 11 | | in the family business of breeding Angus show cattle before he | 12 | | started elementary school; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, As a young teen, John J. Tolan received a national | 14 | | award, sponsored by Firestone Rubber Company, which recognized | 15 | | the most promising agricultural youth in the country; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, J. Garrett Tolan's son John J. Tolan was a master | 17 | | breeder of multiple breeds of horses and cattle, but will | 18 | | likely be best remembered for his influence on the Angus cattle | 19 | | business; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The cattle and show circuit were John's life, and | 2 | | each year the main focus was to do well at the Chicago | 3 | | International, the world's premiere show for Angus cattle; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, At the Chicago International, Tolan Farms showed | 5 | | 102 class winners and 85 Champions, bred 15 International Grand | 6 | | Champions, and exhibited 10 Best Ten Head groups; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, The Tolan career record for Angus at all shows | 8 | | totaled 845 class winners and 385 Champions; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, In 1951, Tolan Farms set a world record sale, | 10 | | which was the record sales price per head not only for Angus | 11 | | cattle, but also for livestock of any description, including | 12 | | Thoroughbred racehorses; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, John J. Tolan served as a Director of the American | 14 | | Angus Association for 6 years; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, John J. Tolan received many national honors and | 16 | | was voted by his peers as the number one breeder/judge of Angus | 17 | | cattle in the nation for 4 consecutive years; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, John J. Tolan exhibited and judged Angus cattle at | 19 | | nearly every top tier show in North America; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, John J. Tolan exhibited world and national | 2 | | champions of countless breeds and raced quarter horses and | 3 | | thoroughbreds for decades; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, John J. Tolan could evaluate an animal's | 5 | | conformation in a split second and possessed a nearly | 6 | | photographic memory for both livestock and pedigrees; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, John J. Tolan always loved that the livestock | 8 | | industry afforded one the opportunity to do business with and | 9 | | become friends with many interesting people; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Although John was widely viewed as a master | 11 | | breeder of livestock and was highly regarded, he was a modest | 12 | | man that deflected most praise that came his way; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, The Tolans' immense contribution to Illinois | 14 | | agriculture and the development of Angus cattle should be | 15 | | recognized, and they deserve to have their achievements noted | 16 | | and remembered by current and future generations; therefore, be | 17 | | it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 19 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 20 | | we designate Barn 13 at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in | 21 | | Springfield as the J. Garrett and John J. Tolan Barn in |
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| 1 | | recognition of the contributions of J. Garrett and John Tolan | 2 | | to agriculture in the State; and be it further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to the Director of Agriculture and the Director of | 5 | | Central Management Services.
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