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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Richard
4 E. Pegue, who passed away on March 3, 2009; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Richard Pegue was born in Chicago on July 29,
6 1944; he attended Cornell Elementary School, Morgan Park High
7 School, and Columbia College; and
 
8     WHEREAS, By the age of 16, Richard Pegue was working as a
9 DJ at dances on Chicago's South Side; during the 1960s, he sang
10 and played the guitar and piano with a doo-wop group, the
11 Norvells; he also wrote several songs, including "Which One Am
12 I?", "Nevermore", "This is the Woman", and "I'm Not Ready to
13 Settle Down"; and
 
14     WHEREAS, In 1968, Richard Pegue was named music director at
15 WVON, where he worked until 1975; he then worked for several
16 stations, including a stint at WGCI; he also wrote radio
17 commercial jingles while working at WGCI, including the theme
18 for the Fun Time Amusement Park, a tune for the Moo & Oink meat
19 company, and a song called "Gas for 50 cents"; and
 
20     WHEREAS, Richard Pegue was a part of "The Good Guys", a
21 hand-picked crew of on-air personalities who were selected for

 

 

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1 WVON Radio when it was started in 1963 by Leonard and Phil
2 Chess, owners of Chess Records; he was well known for his work
3 on the station's overnight shift, where his theme song
4 suggested "Stay Awhile with Me" while he played "dusties", his
5 rhythm-and-blues version of oldies; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Richard Pegue is survived by his wife, Sevina, and
7 his three children; therefore, be it
 
8     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
9 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
10 mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of
11 Richard E. Pegue; and be it further
 
12     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
13 presented to the family of Richard Pegue as an expression of
14 our sympathy.