Full Text of HJR0091 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Ronald Wilson Reagan "Dutch" (1911-2004), the | 3 | | 40th President of the United States, is the only U.S. President | 4 | | born, raised, and educated in the State of Illinois; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, President Reagan was born on February 6, 1911 in | 6 | | Tampico; his family lived for a time in Chicago, Galesburg, and | 7 | | Monmouth, before settling in Dixon; he earned his degree in | 8 | | economics and sociology from Eureka College in Central Illinois | 9 | | in 1932; after college, he started as a radio sports announcer | 10 | | in the Quad Cities; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, President Reagan moved to Hollywood and achieved | 12 | | success as a film and television actor, union president for the | 13 | | Screen Actors Guild, and as corporate spokesman for General | 14 | | Electric; he moved into politics and spent two terms as | 15 | | Governor of California (1967-1975) and two terms as President | 16 | | of the United States (1981-1989); and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, President Reagan returned to his home State | 18 | | throughout every stage of his life; he visited his birthplace, | 19 | | his hometown, and his alma mater, Eureka College; he never | 20 | | forgot his Illinois and Midwestern roots; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, President Reagan's connection to Illinois is |
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| 1 | | celebrated all over the State; Eureka College is home to | 2 | | "Reagan Forward" and the Ronald W. Reagan Society, whose | 3 | | national membership helps fund scholarships for Reagan | 4 | | Fellows, a museum, a peace garden, a speaker series, a Run with | 5 | | Reagan 5k, and the Mark R. Shenkman Reagan Research Center, | 6 | | housing every book on the 40th President; Dixon is home to the | 7 | | Reagan Boyhood Home and the Dixon Historic Center, a riverfront | 8 | | statue of him on a horse, the First Christian Church where he | 9 | | was baptized, an annual festival, and the beach at Lowell Park | 10 | | where he was a lifeguard; Tampico operates a museum and | 11 | | historic site where visitors can stand in the apartment flat | 12 | | where he was born and see a statue of him as a boy; a section of | 13 | | Interstate 88 is named in his honor, and The Reagan Trail is a | 14 | | designated tourism corridor connecting key points of his | 15 | | Illinois experience; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, President Reagan is remembered as one of the most | 17 | | consequential world leaders of the 20th century; his commitment | 18 | | to peace through strength helped in the defeat of the Soviet | 19 | | Union, thus ending the Cold War and bringing greater freedom to | 20 | | millions of people; therefore, be it | 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 22 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE | 23 | | CONCURRING HEREIN, that we recognize and honor the impact | 24 | | President Ronald Reagan had on the State, the country, and the |
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| 1 | | world; and be it further | 2 | | RESOLVED, That we request that the Architect of the Capitol | 3 | | place a statue of President Reagan in the Illinois State | 4 | | Capitol Building or on the surrounding grounds; and be it | 5 | | further | 6 | | RESOLVED, That the statue shall be funded with private | 7 | | donations; and be it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to the Architect of the Capitol.
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