HR0720 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to congratulate Hugh A. Muir of Maywood on the occasion of his 95th birthday; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Muir was born in Maywood on March 2, 1909; he graduated from Proviso Township High School in 1927; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Muir held his first job as a butcher at Jerry F. Coughlin Meat Market and soon became manager; he and his brother, Henry, purchased the Meat Market in 1950 and operated the business until 1975; and

WHEREAS, He served as Assistant Fire Chief of the Maywood Civil Defense Fire Department during World War II; and

WHEREAS, He signed the original charter of the Maywood Chamber of Commerce in 1939 and is the Chamber's sole surviving founding father; he served as Village Trustee for 28 years, during which time he was Chairman of the Finance Committee and Chairman of the Fire Committee; he was honored by the Village of Maywood by renaming Iowa Street as Hugh A. Muir Lane in 1990 and being named an Honorary Lifetime Director of the Maywood Chamber of Commerce Board; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Muir was featured on the cover of the 60th Anniversary "Diamond Jubilee Year" edition of the 1999 Maywood Community Guide; and

WHEREAS, Hugh Muir has been honored to receive a Commendation from Congressman Henry J. Hyde, the Maywood-Broadview Kiwanis Club Citizen of the Year Award, the Person of the Year Award at the Chamber's Annual Installation & Awards Banquet, and the Golden Heritage Award from Operation Uplift; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Muir has been a lifetime participant of the Boy Scouts, having served as Assistant Scoutmaster, and board member of the Thatcher-Woods Area Council; and

WHEREAS, He was a member of organizations such as the Illinois Municipal and Proviso Leagues; the National League of Cities; the Police Pension Board; the Masonic Fraternity; the Maywood Fire Department; he was named honorary member of the Maywood Bataan Day Organization, and is still an active member of the Maywood Alliance for Better Government since its inception in 2000; and

WHEREAS, In addition, he has been a member of the Maywood Lions Club since 1936, with 68 years of perfect attendance, having served as President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Board Member; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Hugh A. Muir on the occasion of his 95th birthday; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Hugh A. Muir as an expression of our respect and esteem.