Full Text of HR1360 094th General Assembly
HR1360 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois are pleased to recognize the 150th | 4 |
| anniversary of the McMullin-Young Funeral Home; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1856, William P. Rittenhouse, the | 6 |
| great-grandfather of L. W. McMullin, settled in Lovington and | 7 |
| opened a business as a cabinetmaker; before long, he expanded | 8 |
| the business to coffin-making; and
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| WHEREAS, Throughout the years, the business became a | 10 |
| distributor of ready-made coffins, supplying the handmade | 11 |
| linings as well as handles and fittings; and
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| WHEREAS, In December of 1929, W.I. McMullin purchased a | 13 |
| residence and established the first funeral home in Sullivan, | 14 |
| the present site of the business; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1960, Donald W. Young, husband of Janet | 16 |
| McMullin, joined his father-in-law, Leonard, in the family | 17 |
| business; and | 18 |
| WHEREAS, Leonard W. McMullin died in 1977, leaving the | 19 |
| business in the hands of Donald W. Young and grandson, Donald | 20 |
| Mack Young; in the fall of this year, Alexander McMullin will | 21 |
| attend Worsham Mortuary School and become the seventh | 22 |
| generation to serve in the family business; and | 23 |
| WHEREAS, In honor of the business' 150th anniversary, a | 24 |
| customer appreciation day will be held on Saturday, June 10, | 25 |
| 2006; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 27 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 28 |
| we recognize the amazing longevity of the McMullin-Young |
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| Funeral Home on the occasion of the business' 150th | 2 |
| anniversary; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 |
| presented to the McMullin-Young Funeral Home as an expression | 5 |
| of our esteem.
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