Full Text of HR0772 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that distinguished | 3 | | lobbyist Richard "Dick" Lockhart has recently
celebrated his | 4 | | 90th birthday; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Richard Lockhart was born in Lima, Ohio on January | 6 | | 20, 1924; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Richard Lockhart enlisted in the United States | 8 | | Army in 1943; during his time in the service he was held
as a | 9 | | prisoner of war in 1945, and as a result of his bravery and | 10 | | selflessness, he was awarded the Bronze Star and
the Combat | 11 | | Infantryman Badge; he was honorably discharged from service on | 12 | | December 12, 1945; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Richard Lockhart returned to Chicago and | 14 | | continued his education at Northwestern University
Evening | 15 | | School in 1946; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Richard Lockhart married Dorothy Phelps in 1948 | 17 | | and together they raised 2 children,
Lisa and David; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Richard Lockhart pursued a career focused on | 19 | | politics, forming a lobbying and consulting firm,
Social | 20 | | Engineering Associates in 1958; he published a nonpartisan |
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| 1 | | newsletter, "The Illinois Political Reporter" beginning in | 2 | | 1961 until 1986; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Richard Lockhart was named as one of the "10 Best | 4 | | Lobbyists in Illinois" by the Chicago Sun-Times; he served as a | 5 | | special consultant to the President of the Constitutional | 6 | | Convention in 1970, as
speaker of the Illinois Third House in | 7 | | 1981, and in 2004, he was the recipient of the Illinois Third | 8 | | House
Lifetime Achievement Award; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Richard Lockhart has authored numerous works, | 10 | | including a 10,000 word article on Illinois for the
| 11 | | Encyclopedia Brittanica, "The Legislative Process and the | 12 | | Pursuit of Virtue", "Words Wise and
Otherwise", and "Lockhart | 13 | | Logic", as well as compiling a World War II memoire in which he | 14 | | eagerly
shares his vast knowledge with friends and strangers | 15 | | alike; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Richard Lockhart has, throughout his lifetime, | 17 | | given generously to support the United States Holocaust
| 18 | | Memorial Museum, the Illinois State Library, and the Allen | 19 | | County Public Library in Ft. Wayne, Indiana; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Upon entering his 90th year of life, Richard | 21 | | Lockhart continues to serve his clients in a dedicated
and | 22 | | professional manner as an esteemed advocate in front of the |
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| 1 | | Illinois General Assembly; therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 3 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 4 | | we hereby extend our best wishes to Richard "Dick" Lockhart on | 5 | | the occasion of his 90th birthday and commend him for his years | 6 | | of dedication to the people of the State of Illinois; and be it | 7 | | further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to Richard Lockhart as an expression of our
esteem | 10 | | and respect.
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