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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, Centralia, Illinois, is the home to many
3 distinguished citizens; every year, three citizens are
4 honored by being inducted into the Centralia Hall of Fame;
5 and
6 WHEREAS, Robert J. "Bob" Branson was born in Marion
7 County on June 20, 1881; he attended local schools and
8 attended Southern Illinois Normal School (now Southern
9 Illinois University) in Carbondale; he was admitted to the
10 Illinois Bar in 1921 after his graduation from Lincoln
11 College of Law in Springfield, Illinois; and
12 WHEREAS, Bob Branson was elected to the Illinois House of
13 Representatives in 1924, a position he held for the next
14 thirty years; while a member of the House, Representative
15 Branson held many leadership positions and held a seat on
16 numerous committees; he worked for the betterment of his
17 area, the safety of coal mines and the men who worked in
18 them, and he spearheaded the Branson Bill, which secured
19 permanent funding for Illinois' many junior colleges; and
20 WHEREAS, Bob Branson was married to Allie Frick in 1914;
21 together they raised two children, Fred and Kathryn; Bob
22 Branson passed away on June 27, 1959; he is remembered for
23 his hard work and integrity while serving in the Illinois
24 House of Representatives; therefore, be it
25 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
26 NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
27 salute the late Representative Bob Branson on his induction
28 into the Centralia Hall of Fame; and be it further
29 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
30 presented to the family of Bob Branson.