Full Text of HR0513 97th 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
James B. | 4 | | Wham, who passed away on May 20, 2011; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, James Wham was born on October 10, 1918, to | 6 | | Charles and Pauline (Bundy) Wham; he married Phyllis Wright in | 7 | | 1942; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, In 1942, after one year of law school, James Wham | 9 | | was drafted as a private in the United States Army Air Corps; | 10 | | he served in various leadership positions in the 62nd Troop | 11 | | Carrier Group in England, North Africa, Sicily, and Italy; he | 12 | | earned a commendation for "the exemplary manner in which he | 13 | | performed his duties in the 62nd Group" and was awarded the | 14 | | Bronze Star; he was honorably discharged from active duty at | 15 | | the rank of major on December 30, 1945; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, James Wham received his Juris Doctor degree in | 17 | | December of 1946 from the University of Illinois College of | 18 | | Law; he subsequently joined his family's law practice in | 19 | | Centralia; he was well known throughout the State of Illinois | 20 | | for his impeccable integrity and incredible talent; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, James Wham served as a Judge of the Illinois Court |
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| 1 | | of Claims for eight years; he also served as an Assistant | 2 | | Attorney General of the State of Illinois for eight years; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, James Wham was the recipient of many honors, | 4 | | including the 1998 General Practice Section Tradition of | 5 | | Excellence Award; he was inducted into the 2004 Class of | 6 | | Laureates of the Illinois State Bar Association, which was | 7 | | founded to recognize Illinois lawyers who personify the | 8 | | greatness of the legal profession; he was also a Fellow of the | 9 | | American College of Trial Lawyers; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, James Wham was a prolific writer and eloquent | 11 | | speaker on the subjects of the American flag and freedom; his | 12 | | rousing patriotic speeches made him a much sought-after speaker | 13 | | for many occasions; he never turned down an opportunity to | 14 | | promote American principles, the American flag, and veterans | 15 | | issues; in 1990, he ran for Congress on the Jim Wham for | 16 | | Congress and the Flag ticket to dramatize the need for a | 17 | | constitutional amendment to protect the flag from desecration; | 18 | | and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, James Wham volunteered thousands of hours to | 20 | | matters that affected his hometown of Centralia; he remained | 21 | | actively involved in his church and community until his | 22 | | passing; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 2 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 3 | | we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of | 4 | | James B. Wham; and be it further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to the family of James Wham as an expression of our | 7 | | sympathy.
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