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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Richard Lacey on the
4occasion of his 100th birthday on February 4, 2017; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Richard Lacey was born on February 4, 1917; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Richard Lacey served during World War II in
7Iceland, England, France, and Belgium; his units were Battery B
8of the 495th AAA Gun Battalion and the 61st AAA Gun Battalion,
9which he served in from 1940 to 1945; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Richard Lacey went ashore at Normandy, France a
11few days after D-Day and braved the Battle of the Bulge, the
12deadliest battle of World War II for the United States; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Richard Lacey spent his time has a Coca-Cola truck
14driver and school bus driver until his retirement; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Richard Lacey is a devoted family man and has
16celebrated over 50 years of marriage to his wife, Eyla, and
17helped raise five children, five grandchildren, and two
18great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
 
19    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE

 

 

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1HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
2congratulate Richard Lacey on his 100th birthday on February 4,
32017 and we wish him many more wonderful years; and be it
4further
 
5    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6presented to Richard Lacey as an expression of our esteem and
7respect.