Full Text of HR0511 98th 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 William | 4 | | L. Harris of Marion, who passed away on July 1, 2013; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, William Harris was born on August 30, 1923, in | 6 | | Marion to Oscar R. and Estelle (Murphy) Harris; he married Anna | 7 | | L. Simpson on September 19, 1941, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri; | 8 | | he attended Marion schools and graduated from the University of | 9 | | Chicago, management administrative school, in 1956; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, William Harris worked as an auditor for the United | 11 | | States Civil Service Property and Materials Division at the | 12 | | Illinois Ordnance Plant in Marion, as a regional sales manager | 13 | | for Swift and Company, and in the sales and marketing | 14 | | department of the Du Quoin Packing Company; he also worked as | 15 | | an instructor in junior colleges for sales and marketing and as | 16 | | a licensed real estate broker; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, From 1963 to 1967, William Harris served on the | 18 | | Marion City Council and helped established the first State and | 19 | | federally approved landfill in the area; he served as the | 20 | | Williamson County Democratic Chairman and as the Public | 21 | | Administrator for Williamson County; he held several political | 22 | | positions, including Democratic Party Vice-Chairman in the |
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| 1 | | 24th Congressional District, Senatorial Representative | 2 | | Chairman in the 59th Legislative District, precinct | 3 | | committeeman in Marion, and Vice-Chairman of the State | 4 | | Democratic Chairmen's Association; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, In 1973, William Harris was appointed to the | 6 | | newly-created State Board of Elections; he served as its | 7 | | Vice-Chairman until being appointed to the Illinois House of | 8 | | Representatives for the 59th District in 1977; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, William Harris was a member of the First | 10 | | Presbyterian Church of Marion, the Marion Masonic Lodge 89 | 11 | | Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, the National Rifle | 12 | | Association, and lifetime member of the State Jaycees and the | 13 | | Illinois Police Association; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, William Harris was preceded in death by his | 15 | | parents; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, William Harris is survived by his wife of 71 | 17 | | years, Anna; his son, William Michael Harris and wife, Julie | 18 | | Ann; his granddaughters, Stephanie Ann Bean, Melissa D. Harris, | 19 | | and Monika L. Bean; and his great-grandchildren, J.W. Harris | 20 | | and Ella M. Bean; therefore, be it
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| 1 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 2 | | we mourn the passing of William L. Harris, and extend our | 3 | | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew | 4 | | and loved him; and be it further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to the family of William Harris as an expression of | 7 | | our deepest sympathy.
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