Full Text of HR0601 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 B. Taylor for | 4 | | singing the National Anthem on Veterans Day, November 11, 2011, | 5 | | at the Inaugural Quicken Loans Carrier Classic game between | 6 | | Michigan State and North Carolina on the USS Vinson near San | 7 | | Diego, California; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, President Barack Obama, Magic Johnson, | 9 | | representing Michigan State, James Worthy, representing North | 10 | | Carolina, and high ranking dignitaries, will join this | 11 | | celebration of all veterans on the aircraft carrier that buried | 12 | | Osama Bin Laden at sea; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, B. Taylor, a multi-talented musician who plays 4 | 14 | | instruments, writer, and producer is the first since Michael | 15 | | Jackson and only hip hop artist endorsed by the Gordy family | 16 | | and the Motown Legends, including Pete Moore, Claudette | 17 | | Robinson, Bobby Rogers of Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, | 18 | | Mary Wilson of the Supremes, the Marvelettes, Martha Reeves and | 19 | | the Vandellas, the Temptations, the Four Tops, and by the Cash | 20 | | Family of country music fame; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Motown Legends Pete Moore, Claudette Robinson and | 22 | | other Legends will attend the 2011 Quicken Loans Carrier |
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| 1 | | Classic in support of B. Taylor who they have titled as "the | 2 | | Stevie Wonder of Hip Hop" and the "New Sound of Classic | 3 | | Motown"; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, B. Taylor's hit "Fire in Your Eyes" with NCIS star | 5 | | Pauley Perrette has been submitted for consideration for | 6 | | nomination at the upcoming 54th Annual Grammy Awards; it was #1 | 7 | | on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles Sales chart for 2 | 8 | | weeks, #2 for 5 weeks, in the top 10 for 9 weeks, and hit #4 on | 9 | | the Billboard Hot Singles Sales chart (all genres); and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, A 1996 graduate of Dunlap High School, B. Taylor | 11 | | was a football and basketball star, University of Missouri | 12 | | athlete, and United States Navy Veteran who was a member of the | 13 | | All Navy-USA basketball team; he chose to pursue a career in | 14 | | music over the National Football League; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, B. Taylor, son of Bill and Willie Ann Taylor, most | 16 | | enjoys returning home to share his inspiring message of hope, | 17 | | faith, and honesty with students, including those of the Dunlap | 18 | | and Peoria schools; therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 20 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 21 | | we commend B. Taylor on the honor of his singing the National | 22 | | Anthem at this historic Veterans Day celebration and wish him |
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| 1 | | every success in his career; and be it further
| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to B. Taylor and his family as an expression of our | 4 | | esteem.
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