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91_HR0417 LRB9108048KBkb 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION 2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 3 Representatives are pleased to honor milestones in the lives 4 of the citizens of the State of Illinois; and 5 WHEREAS, Mr. Edward Edelstein celebrated his 80th 6 birthday on September 20; he was born in the year 1919 in 7 Chicago, Illinois; and 8 WHEREAS, He has one son, Mark, and a brother, Isadore; 9 Mr. Edelstein owned and operated his own business, Allied 10 Repair Service, for 25 years; and 11 WHEREAS, Mr. Edelstein served in the United States Army 12 Signal Service for 38 months; he enlisted on October 29, 1942 13 and was honorably discharged on December 29, 1945; he served 14 in the Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, the Southern 15 Philippines, and Luzon; he was awarded 2 Overseas Service 16 Bars, a Good Conduct Medal, an Asian Pacific Theater Ribbon 17 with 4 Bronze Battle Stars, an American Campaign Medal, and a 18 Philippine Liberation Medal with 2 Bronze Stars; and 19 WHEREAS, Mr. Edward Edelstein is a valued part of the 20 State of Illinois, and thus deserves the accolades bestowed 21 upon him; therefore, be it 22 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 23 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 24 we congratulate Mr. Edward Edelstein on the occasion of his 25 eightieth birthday; and be it further 26 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 27 presented to Mr. Edward Edelstein, along with our sincere 28 regards.