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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, Paul Simon, who retired from the U.S. Senate on
3 December 31, 1996, has given more than forty years of public
4 service to the people of the State of Illinois, his nation
5 and, indeed, to the world; and
6 WHEREAS, Paul Simon's public service has been
7 characterized with a decency, integrity, and goodness seldom
8 equaled; and
9 WHEREAS, Paul Simon has encouraged others to use their
10 lives, as he has used his own, in the struggle to alleviate
11 the hunger of those who are hungry, the struggles of the
12 uneducated, and to restore hope to the hopeless; and
13 WHEREAS, Paul Simon has always used, and affirmed the use
14 of, his writing as a tool by which to inform and entertain
15 the public and aid in its battle against those forces that
16 would destroy society; and
17 WHEREAS, Paul Simon has been an outstanding citizen and
18 servant of Illinois citizens; and
19 WHEREAS, Through all of these endeavors, Paul Simon has
20 maintained a sense of humor and humility about himself and
21 his place in the scheme of things that have brought honor to
22 the State of Illinois merely by his having been a part of it;
23 and
24 WHEREAS, In retirement Paul Simon has chosen to remain in
25 his native Illinois and continue to educate, nurture, and
26 inspire others as the holder of the Paul Simon Endowed Chair
27 and Director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Department at
28 Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois;
29 therefore, be it
30 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
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1 NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
2 honor Paul Simon by declaring April 15, 1997 to be Paul Simon
3 Day in the State of Illinois, to honor our unique State
4 treasure and celebrate his four decades of honorable public
5 service; and be it further
6 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7 presented to Paul Simon.