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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Richard "Dick"
3 Lockhart, lobbyist and founder of Social Engineering
4 Associates, Inc., has recently celebrated his 80th birthday;
5 and
 
6     WHEREAS, Mr. Lockhart was born in Lima, Ohio, on January
7 20, 1924; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Mr. Lockhart enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1943,
9 volunteering for infantry duty; he was assigned to the European
10 Theatre, where he was held as a prisoner of war in 1945; he was
11 awarded the Bronze Star, the Combat Infantryman Badge, and was
12 honorably discharged from service on December 12, 1945; and
 
13     WHEREAS, Mr. Lockhart continued his education at
14 Northwestern University Evening School in 1946; he married
15 Dorothy Phelps in 1948 and they have raised their children
16 together, including their daughter and son, Lisa Louise and
17 David Douglas; and
 
18     WHEREAS, Mr. Lockhart Formed Social Engineering
19 Associates, Inc. on September 15, 1958, in Chicago; he helped
20 guide the successful referenda calling for Illinois' 3rd
21 Constitutional Convention in 1968 and served as special
22 consultant to the President of the Constitutional Convention;
23 he was later retained for the successful referendum adopting
24 the proposed Constitution in 1970; and
 
25     WHEREAS, Mr. Lockhart was designated by the Chicago Sun
26 Times as being one of the "Ten Best Lobbyists in Illinois", was
27 elected Speaker of the Illinois Third House in 1980, and was
28 credentialed to cover every Democratic and Republican National
29 Convention between 1964 and 1984; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, Mr. Lockhart has authored and published several
2 works including "The Illinois Political Reporter", the article
3 on Illinois for "The Encyclopedia Britannica" in 1974, "The
4 Legislative Process and the Pursuit of Virtue", and "Words Wise
5 and Otherwise", among others; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Mr. Lockhart has shown benevolence and humanity
7 through his donations to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum,
8 The Illinois State Library, and the Allen County Public Library
9 in Ft. Wayne, Indiana; and
 
10     WHEREAS, Mr. Lockhart has entered his 45th year as a
11 professional lobbyist; therefore be it
 
12     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
13 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
14 hereby extend our best wishes to Richard "Dick" Lockhart on the
15 occasion of his 80th birthday and commend him for his years of
16 dedication to the people of the State of Illinois; and be it
17 further
 
18     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
19 presented to Richard "Dick" Lockhart as an expression of our
20 esteem.