Full Text of HR0915 95th General Assembly
HR0915 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of former | 4 |
| United States Representative from Illinois Henry Hyde, who | 5 |
| passed away on November 29, 2007; and | 6 |
| WHEREAS, Henry John Hyde was born in Chicago on April 18, | 7 |
| 1924, where he was an all-city basketball center; he was a | 8 |
| Republican member of the United States House of Representatives | 9 |
| since 1975, representing the 6th District of Illinois, and | 10 |
| retired in early 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Henry Hyde attended Duke University, graduated | 12 |
| with a Bachelor's degree from Georgetown University in | 13 |
| Washington, D.C., and obtained his law degree from Loyola | 14 |
| University; he served in the United States Navy, enlisting on | 15 |
| November 11, 1942; he attended the Navy V-12 Program at Duke | 16 |
| University and Notre Dame University, attended Midshipman's | 17 |
| School in 1943-44, was a commissioned Ensign, USNR, October, | 18 |
| 1944, and served in the South Pacific, New Guinea, and in | 19 |
| combat in the Philippines until August 1946; he served in the | 20 |
| U.S. Naval Reserves from 1946-68 and retired at the rank of | 21 |
| Commander after serving as officer in charge, U.S. Naval | 22 |
| Intelligence Reserve Unit, Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, Before serving in Congress, Henry Hyde also served | 2 |
| in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1966 through | 3 |
| 1974; during that time, Representative Hyde was one of its most | 4 |
| outspoken and articulate debaters, rising to majority leader; | 5 |
| in 1974, longtime GOP Representative Harold Collier retired | 6 |
| from the suburban 6th Congressional District and Henry Hyde ran | 7 |
| for the vacated seat, winning with 53 percent of the vote; and
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| WHEREAS, Sworn into the U.S. House of Representatives in | 9 |
| 1975, Congressman Hyde was regarded as a strong and respected | 10 |
| leader by members of both sides of the aisle; during his | 11 |
| tenure, he worked to improve the lives of seniors, veterans, | 12 |
| children, working families, and small business owners; and
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| WHEREAS, Congressman Hyde, as chairman of the House | 14 |
| International Relations Committee, played a vital role in the | 15 |
| war on terrorism; and | 16 |
| WHEREAS, Henry J. Hyde is survived by his three children | 17 |
| and four grandchildren; he was preceded in death by his wife, | 18 |
| Jeanne Simpson; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 20 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 21 |
| express our condolences to the family, friends, and those who | 22 |
| remember with respect former Congressman Henry J. Hyde; and be |
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| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 |
| presented to the family of former Congressman Henry J. Hyde as | 4 |
| an expression of our sincere sympathy.
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