Full Text of HR1200 097th 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
Anthony | 4 | | E. "Tony" Gordon of Grayslake, who passed away on August 6, | 5 | | 2012; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Anthony Gordon was born on May 29, 1952, in | 7 | | Waukegan; his parents were Edward and Rita Gordon; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Anthony Gordon was a graduate of Stevenson High | 9 | | School; he earned his associate's degree from the College of | 10 | | Lake County and his bachelor's degree from Southern Illinois | 11 | | University in Carbondale; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Anthony Gordon served his country with pride and | 13 | | distinction as a member of the United States Army; he was the | 14 | | recipient of the Army Distinguished Service Cross, the Silver | 15 | | Star, 3 Purple Hearts, and the Vietnam Campaign Medal for his | 16 | | service; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Following in the footsteps of his grandfather, | 18 | | Anthony Gordon began working full-time as a newspaper reporter | 19 | | 30 years ago; after beginning his career in southern Illinois | 20 | | and working for 2 years in Evansville, Indiana, he returned | 21 | | home to Lake County, where he worked at the News-Sun for 10 |
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| 1 | | years and at the Daily Herald for 16 years; his wit and | 2 | | journalistic expertise earned him the confidence of his sources | 3 | | in the law enforcement community and helped him to become known | 4 | | as an authority in legal affairs reporting; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Anthony Gordon was the recipient of numerous | 6 | | accolades for his work, including a press coverage award from | 7 | | the Lake County Children's Advocacy Center in 1994 and the | 8 | | Liberty Bell Award for outstanding commitment and service from | 9 | | the Lake County Bar Association; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Anthony Gordon was an avid NASCAR racing fan; he | 11 | | also enjoyed planning vacation trips for himself and his wife; | 12 | | and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Anthony Gordon was preceded in death by his | 14 | | parents, Edward and Rita Gordon, and his aunt, Mary Francis; | 15 | | and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Anthony Gordon is survived by his loving wife, | 17 | | Carolyn (nee Waller), and his loving siblings, Billy Gordon, | 18 | | Mary Ann Gordon, and Rita (Ed) Kipp; therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 20 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 21 | | we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of |
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| 1 | | Anthony E. "Tony" Gordon; and be it further
| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to the family of Anthony Gordon as an expression of | 4 | | our sympathy.
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