Full Text of HR1213 094th General Assembly
HR1213 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of this Body are honored to recognize | 3 |
| significant milestones in the lives of the people of this | 4 |
| State; and
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| WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Mr. Washington | 6 |
| D. Burney is celebrating the ninetieth anniversary of his | 7 |
| birth; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Burney is a reputable community leader in the | 9 |
| Chatham-Avalon area and an outstanding citizen in a number of | 10 |
| civic organizations and programs for the benefit of people | 11 |
| throughout the city of Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born in Eastman, Georgia, and moved to | 13 |
| Chicago at an early age; he attended Wendell Phillips High | 14 |
| School and Wilson Junior College; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a crusader in the late 1940s through his | 16 |
| involvement in the Negro Labor Relations League; as a result of | 17 |
| his dedication and zeal, the League
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| jobs for African Americans in the bread, laundry, and beverage | 19 |
| industries; he later became the first African-American | 20 |
| driver/salesman for Anheuser-Busch in the area; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Burney is a founding member of the Chatham | 22 |
| Avalon Park Community Council and served as president for 12 | 23 |
| years; since 1955, he has been a devoted worker in the | 24 |
| development of the community, participating in its politics and | 25 |
| working continuously with the Council to achieve growing | 26 |
| economic development and a great quality of life for residents | 27 |
| in the Chatham community; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a successful fundraising chairman of the | 29 |
| South Central Health Center and Chairman of the Neighbor Forum |
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| for the late Mayor Harold Washington and Mayor Eugene Sawyer; | 2 |
| his best energy has also been devoted to many other community | 3 |
| organizations including the Chicago Urban League, NAACP, and | 4 |
| Operation PUSH; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Burney's service to religious and | 6 |
| not-for-profit sectors is exemplified by his current status as | 7 |
| member of the Trustee Board of Park Manor Congregational | 8 |
| Church, former Chairman of the Board, Vice-Chairman of the | 9 |
| Men's Fellowship Committee, and president of the Usher Board of | 10 |
| Good Shepherd Church; he was inducted into the Mayors' Senior | 11 |
| Citizens Hall of Fame in 1987; and
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| WHEREAS, He is a respected member of the Chatham Avalon | 13 |
| Park Community Council and the Chatham Business Association; he | 14 |
| has taken a leading advisory part in the rebuilding of the mall | 15 |
| at 87th and Cottage Grove and various other economic | 16 |
| initiatives in the Chatham area; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Burney's career and service to his community | 18 |
| have been highly productive, unselfish, and credible; while he | 19 |
| sought no reward except the success of his efforts, his | 20 |
| accomplishments have been attested to by the receipt of | 21 |
| numerous awards from various appreciative organizations; | 22 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 24 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 25 |
| we congratulate Mr. Washington D. Burney on the occasion of his | 26 |
| ninetieth birthday, and we extend to him our sincere best | 27 |
| wishes for the future; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 29 |
| presented to him as an expression of our respect and esteem.
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