Full Text of HR1324 097th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate our friend and | 4 | | former Illinois State Representative, Ron Stephens, on the | 5 | | occasion of being honored as the November 2012 Veteran of the | 6 | | Month by the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Ron Stephens served in the United States Army from | 8 | | 1969 to 1971 as a paratrooper with the storied 173rd Airborne | 9 | | Brigade; he is a combat veteran who suffered wounds to his | 10 | | head, arm, shoulder and hand as a result of enemy fire; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Ron Stephens was awarded the Purple Heart, the | 12 | | Bronze Star, the Combat Infantry Badge, the Vietnam Service | 13 | | Medal with bronze service star, and the Vietnam Campaign Medal | 14 | | with device for his meritorious service; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Ron Stephens has done many great works within the | 16 | | veteran community, both in his former capacity as State | 17 | | Representative and in his personal life; he has spent more than | 18 | | 40 years working with the VFW and American Legion to raise | 19 | | funds for veteran causes and has participated in and organized | 20 | | a multitude of events for fellow veterans and their families; | 21 | | he has served as a coordinator of this year's 160-mile Wounded | 22 | | Warrior Walk, which raised $16,000 for the Wounded Warriors |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Ron Stephens has worked with the Marine Corps | 3 | | League's Trees for Troops and Toys for Tots programs over the | 4 | | past 10 years and, as an Army veteran, was honored with the | 5 | | Marine Corps League Honorary Membership Award; he has donated | 6 | | funds and time to the local Benjamin Mills Daughters of the | 7 | | American Revolution Chapter, where he teaches elementary | 8 | | school children about the significance of Veterans Day and the | 9 | | importance of respecting the American flag and presents all 3rd | 10 | | graders in the local school system with their own flags; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, As a legislator and veteran, Ron Stephens | 12 | | steadfastly lobbied to name particular roads and bridges in | 13 | | honor of veterans, in addition to his efforts to honor veterans | 14 | | with memorials, including the efforts to name a new bridge | 15 | | being constructed over the Mississippi
River in the Metro East | 16 | | area as the "Veterans Bridge" and in the creation of the | 17 | | Springfield Vietnam Veterans Memorial and; he has also been | 18 | | involved in fundraising for a Women Veterans Memorial; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Ron Stephens was honored as the November 2012 | 20 | | Veteran of the Month during a ceremony at the First Christian | 21 | | Church in Greenville; and | 22 | | WHEREAS, Ron Stephens serves as a model of hard work, |
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| 1 | | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | 2 | | Illinois and the world at large; therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 4 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 5 | | we congratulate our friend and former colleague, Ron Stephens, | 6 | | on the occasion of being honored as the November 2012 Veteran | 7 | | of the Month and wish him continued success and happiness in | 8 | | the future; and be it further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to Ron Stephens as a symbol of our esteem and | 11 | | respect.
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