Full Text of HR0617 94th General Assembly
HR0617 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of this Body are honored to recognize | 3 |
| significant milestones in the lives of the people of this | 4 |
| State; and
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| WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that former State | 6 |
| Representative Paul Stone of Sullivan is celebrating the 90th | 7 |
| anniversary of his birth; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Stone was born on September 21, 1915, in | 9 |
| Newton to Claude and Ruth Stone; and
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| WHEREAS, He attended one room country schools until | 11 |
| entering Sullivan Township High School, graduating in 1933; | 12 |
| following graduation, he worked three years in Sullivan at the | 13 |
| Brown Shoe Company for twelve cents an hour, ten hours a day, | 14 |
| six days a week; in 1940, he received a Bachelor of Science in | 15 |
| General Business, making him the first in his family to earn a | 16 |
| college degree; on June 1, 1942, he received his L.L.B./J.D. | 17 |
| law degree from the University of Illinois; he was honored by | 18 |
| the University of Illinois Law School as its February 1973 | 19 |
| Alumni of the Month; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Stone married Thelma Jones in Benton on | 21 |
| February 5, 1939; he was admitted to the practice of law on | 22 |
| September 14, 1942; he was recognized in 1992 by the Illinois | 23 |
| Bar Association as a Senior Counsel and by the Moultrie County | 24 |
| Bar Association for 50 years of service as an attorney; he | 25 |
| practiced law in Sullivan for 55 years until his retirement as | 26 |
| senior partner of Stone, Stone, and Hanson in 1997; he has been | 27 |
| recognized by numerous foundations and organizations and is a | 28 |
| member of multiple professional and service organizations; and | 29 |
| WHEREAS, In 1950, he was elected as a member of the 67th | 30 |
| General Assembly from the 24th District, serving as a State |
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| Representative; he was elected again in 1966 as State | 2 |
| Representative to the 75th General Assembly for the 48th | 3 |
| District and served through the 79th General Assembly, in which | 4 |
| he was elected Chairman of the Democratic Conference; he also | 5 |
| served on the Teacher's College Board for Eastern Illinois | 6 |
| University, Illinois State University, Western Illinois | 7 |
| University, and Northern Illinois University and as a member of | 8 |
| the Illinois Board of Higher Education, Universities Civil | 9 |
| Service Merit System, Board of Western Illinois University | 10 |
| Foundation, and the Board of Illinois State University | 11 |
| Foundation; he was elected to the University of Illinois Board | 12 |
| of Trustees in 1978 and served 2 terms as President of the | 13 |
| Board; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Stone is the proud father of four children, | 15 |
| Elaine Heavy, Paul Lee Stone, Michael L. Stone, and Marsha | 16 |
| Daniel; he and his wife have ten grandchildren, nine | 17 |
| great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild; | 18 |
| therefore, be it | 19 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 20 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 21 |
| we congratulate former State Representative Paul Stone on the | 22 |
| occasion of his 90th birthday, and we extend to him our sincere | 23 |
| best wishes for the future; and be it further | 24 |
| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 25 |
| presented to him as an expression of our respect and esteem.
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