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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to honor milestones in the State
4 of Illinois; and
5 WHEREAS, In 1899 Hough Funeral Home began a century of
6 caring; Roscoe M. "Bally" Hough obtained his license from the
7 National School of Embalming in St. Louis; he began his
8 career with O.F. Gauer of Morrisonville; while in
9 Morrisonville he met his future wife, Clara, and together
10 they started on their new business venture; and
11 WHEREAS, After the death of Roscoe Hough in 1939, his
12 son, Robert, took over the family business; Robert received
13 his embalmer license in 1940 from Worsham College of Mortuary
14 Science and his funeral director's license in 1941; Robert's
15 son, Bill, received his license in 1975 from Worsham College
16 of Mortuary Science and continued the family business; and
17 WHEREAS, In addition to funeral homes, the Hough family
18 also operated an ambulance service and were dispatchers for
19 the Raymond-Harvel, Farmersville-Waggoner, and
20 Morrisonville-Palmer police and fire departments; the family
21 also expanded the business by adding three additional
22 locations; and
23 WHEREAS, In 1994 Daniel and David Hough, the sons of Bill
24 Hough, continued in the family business when they received
25 degrees from the Mortuary Department of Forrest Park College
26 in St. Louis; and
27 WHEREAS, On October 1, 1999, the Hough Funeral Home was
28 honored by the Illinois Historical Society for sustaining at
29 least 100 years of service and have contributed to the
30 State's civic and economic heritage; therefore, be it
31 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
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1 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
2 we congratulate Hough Funeral Home on reaching the 100 year
3 milestone; and we also congratulate Hough Funeral Home on
4 being honored by the Illinois Historical Society; and be it
5 further
6 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7 presented to Hough Funeral Home.