Full Text of HR1414 99th General Assembly
HR1414 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| | 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate the Powell family on the | | 4 | | occasion of being named the 2016 Illinois Farm Family of the | | 5 | | Year at the Salute to Agriculture at the University of | | 6 | | Illinois; and
| | 7 | | WHEREAS, When the United States entered World War II after | | 8 | | the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, millions of young men | | 9 | | rushed to enlist in the various branches of the military; the | | 10 | | seven sons of George and Addie Powell, Fred, Adrian, Arthur, | | 11 | | Earl, Everett, George, and Max, were no exception; despite the | | 12 | | fact that the sons of farmers could be exempted from service to | | 13 | | stay home and continue producing the crops needed to feed the | | 14 | | nation and its military, the Powell brothers answered the call | | 15 | | of duty and were sent to fight; all of them survived the war | | 16 | | and returned home at various times to the family farm; and
| | 17 | | WHEREAS, The Powell family has lived and farmed in the | | 18 | | Hillview area for five generations; Jimmy Powell, a | | 19 | | fifth-generation Powell, serves as manager of the Hartwell | | 20 | | Ranch Inc. elevator in Hillview; his father, Jim Powell, served | | 21 | | as a pilot in the United States Navy from 1965 to 1972 and was | | 22 | | Jimmy Powell's predecessor as manager of the Hartwell elevator; | | 23 | | and
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| | 1 | | WHEREAS, A portion of U.S. 67 was renamed the Powell | | 2 | | Brothers Memorial Highway by the Illinois General Assembly in | | 3 | | 2015 in honor of their courage in war and their contributions | | 4 | | to the State of Illinois; and
| | 5 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Powell family serve as models | | 6 | | of hard work, integrity, and dedication for the people of the | | 7 | | State of Illinois; therefore, be it
| | 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | | 9 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | | 10 | | congratulate the Powell family on the occasion of being named | | 11 | | the 2016 Illinois Farm Family of the Year and wish them | | 12 | | continued success and happiness in the future; and be it | | 13 | | further
| | 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | | 15 | | presented to Jimmy Powell as a symbol of our esteem and | | 16 | | respect.
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