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92_HR0519

 
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 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS,  The  members   of   the   Illinois   House   of
 3    Representatives  are pleased to honor milestone events in the
 4    history of communities in the State of Illinois; and

 5        WHEREAS,  The  75th  Annual  Centralia  Halloween  Parade
 6    convened on October 27, 2001; and

 7        WHEREAS, This years parade theme was "Parade Memories: 75
 8    Years of Fun" and encompassed a tribute to the Centralia Fire
 9    Department in the wake of the September 11,  2001,  terrorist
10    attacks  on  the United States which focused attention on the
11    selfless acts of emergency responders who lost their lives in
12    New York City; and

13        WHEREAS, The parade served as a posthumous tribute to the
14    late Gib Lynch of the Centralia Fire Protection District, who
15    recently passed away and who was  involved  with  the  parade
16    committee in the past; and

17        WHEREAS,  The parade's tributes also extended to the late
18    Billy J. Shook, a former committee member, and  to  the  late
19    Norma  Simmons,  whose  husband,  Al,  was  also  a committee
20    member; and

21        WHEREAS, The citizens of Centralia joined Jackie  "Butch"
22    Mathus,  who  has  brought to this town celebration many fine
23    parade entries in the past; and

24        WHEREAS, The fire fighters solicited  donations  for  the
25    New  York  Fire Fighters fund and AARP sold parade buttons to
26    help pay for the parade; and

27        WHEREAS,  The  theme  for  this  year's  parade,  "Parade
28    Memories: 75 Years of Fun" was chosen earlier in the year  by
29    Centralia Junior High School pupil Kerri Miller in tribute to
30    the  parade's  diamond  anniversary;  grand marshals for this
 
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 1    year's parade were Ken Oestreich and Nate Rothschild  of  the
 2    Centralia Area Historical Society; and

 3        WHEREAS,  Due to the dedicated efforts on the part of the
 4    great citizens of Centralia, Illinois, the parade was a  huge
 5    success and enjoyed by all; therefore, be it

 6        RESOLVED,   BY   THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES  OF  THE
 7    NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
 8    we congratulate  the  town  of  Centralia,  Illinois  on  the
 9    celebration  of  the  75th Annual Centralia Halloween Parade,
10    "Parade Memories: 75 Years of Fun" dedicated  to  the  fallen
11    fire  fighters from the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks
12    and as a lasting tribute to the citizens of Centralia; and be
13    it further

14        RESOLVED, That a suitable  copy  of  this  resolution  be
15    presented  to the Mayor of Centralia along with our heartiest
16    thanks.

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