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92_HR0245

 
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 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS,  The  members   of   the   Illinois   House   of
 3    Representatives  are pleased to recognize milestone events in
 4    the lives of the citizens of the State of Illinois; and

 5        WHEREAS, It has come to our attention  that  Tony  Koonce
 6    has  been  selected  as  this  year's recipient of the Gerald
 7    Turley Memorial Award; and

 8        WHEREAS, Tony Koonce is one of the  charter  members  and
 9    the  first  president  of the Greenville AMVETS Post 140, and
10    the prime mover behind the establishment of the  Bond  County
11    Veteran's Memorial that was dedicated in November, 1997; and

12        WHEREAS,  Tony  Koonce  also headed the Greenville AMVETS
13    Post 140's first major project by securing donations for  the
14    purchase  of  flags  that are flown from utility poles during
15    patriotic holidays along the main routes of the city; and

16        WHEREAS, Tony Koonce has been previously  recognized  for
17    his service to the AMVETS and his community; he was presented
18    the  "VFW  Post 1877's Veteran Appreciation Award" in 1997 in
19    recognition of his outstanding service to his  community;  in
20    1999  he was presented with the AMVETS Post 140 Distinguished
21    Service Award in recognition of his leadership  as  the  post
22    commander from 1991 through 1999; and

23        WHEREAS,  Tony  Koonce  served  in the United States Army
24    during the Vietnam Conflict; therefore, be it

25        RESOLVED,  BY  THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES   OF   THE
26    NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
27    we  congratulate  Tony  Koonce  on being the recipient of the
28    2001 Gerald Turley  Memorial  Award  in  recognition  of  his
29    outstanding service to the community of Greenville, Illinois,
30    and the AMVETS Post 140; and be it further
 
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 1        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
 2    presented to Tony Koonce as an expression of our esteem.

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