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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to honor people within the State
4 that have proven themselves to be worthy of accolades; and
5 WHEREAS, Irving Dillard of Collinsville, Illinois is one
6 such individual; on November 27, 1904, Mr. Dillard was born
7 in Collinsville and began his journey in changing the world
8 around him; and
9 WHEREAS, A graduate of the University of Illinois in
10 1927, Mr. Dillard went to work as a reporter for the St.
11 Louis Post-Dispatch, later becoming the editorial page
12 editor; and
13 WHEREAS, Mr. Dillard was a champion of civil liberties,
14 specializing in constitutional law and the Supreme Court;
15 from the Great Depression era to the days of President
16 Eisenhower, Mr. Dillard was the author of many editorial
17 pieces for the newspaper; and
18 WHEREAS, After watching a train that was blocking the
19 tracks, Mr. Dillard noticed the word "inflammable" on the
20 side of a boxcar; deciding that the word was being used
21 incorrectly, Mr. Dillard wrote an editorial piece that aided
22 in a decision being made by many railroad companies to change
23 the word to "flammable"; and
24 WHEREAS, Mr. Dillard took a leave of absence from the St.
25 Louis daily to serve in World War II under United States Army
26 General George Patton; Mr. Dillard was sent to Europe to work
27 with psychological warfare, then a new military tactic; after
28 the war ended, Mr. Dillard aided in a military effort to set
29 up new newspaper plants in Germany; and
30 WHEREAS, Mr. Dillard left the newspaper in 1980; he
31 lectured in Europe and began teaching journalism courses at
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1 Princeton University, where he taught for 10 years; while at
2 Princeton he developed two new courses for the school; after
3 leaving Princeton he was appointed the first Director of the
4 Department on Aging for the State of Illinois; and
5 WHEREAS, Mr. Dillard recently accomplished another goal
6 when he bought the 153 year old Bonn House in Collinsville;
7 Mr. Dillard's grandparents once occupied the home he has now
8 donated to the city; Mr. Dillard is an environmentalist,
9 picking up recyclable material around the city; and
10 WHEREAS, Mr. Dillard is someone the State of Illinois can
11 be proud to call one of our own; therefore, be it
12 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
13 NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
14 thank Irving Dillard for his hard work and dedication in
15 making Illinois a great place to live; and be it further
16 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
17 presented to Irving Dillard, along with our sincere regards.