Full Text of HR1660 95th General Assembly
HR1660 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The year 2008 marks the 35th anniversary of the | 3 |
| Decatur Emanon Club, which was founded in 1973; and
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| WHEREAS, 35 years ago, a small group of African-American | 5 |
| men from the Decatur area came together to address the need for | 6 |
| more African-American professionals in the city in the areas of | 7 |
| law, medicine, business, and other fields; and
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| WHEREAS, The original members of the Decatur Emanon Club | 9 |
| were John Shaw, Charlie Jackson, Jacob Robinson, Horace Walker, | 10 |
| Cornelius Diggs, and William Odeneal; the group's first | 11 |
| President was Bill Oliver; and
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| WHEREAS, Starting with a passion to dedicate themselves to | 13 |
| the community, the members of the Emanon Club still work to see | 14 |
| the African-American community flourish, while also giving | 15 |
| their time and money to the community as a whole; and
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| WHEREAS, Today, the club has 21 members; the group gives | 17 |
| back to the community by making Christmas food baskets for the | 18 |
| needy and volunteering for community events, such as the annual | 19 |
| Juneteenth celebration and the Decatur Celebration; and
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| WHEREAS, The current members of the Decatur Emanon Club are |
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| President Carl Smith, Vice President Ron L. Wilson, Secretary | 2 |
| James Billingsley, Treasurer Joe L. Rawls, Chaplain John E. | 3 |
| Ross, Jasper Guthrie, Joe J. Fuller, Andrew Holder, William | 4 |
| Oliver, Jackie Hayes, Howard Shakespear, Ivery Chambliss, | 5 |
| James H. Billingsley, Robert Taylor, Ridley Miller, Greg Wade, | 6 |
| Bobby McClain Jr., Jeff West, James B. Johnson, John E. Wilder, | 7 |
| and Charles DeBerry; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 9 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 10 |
| congratulate the members of the Decatur Emanon Club on the | 11 |
| occasion of the group's 35th anniversary and wish them | 12 |
| continued success in their future endeavors; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 |
| presented to Carl Smith, President of the Decatur Emanon Club, | 15 |
| as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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