Full Text of HR1413 94th General Assembly
HR1413 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The notable gumshoe in yellow from the pages of | 3 |
| the funny papers, Dick Tracy, is celebrating his 75th | 4 |
| anniversary on October 4, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, Dick Tracy was created by Chester Gould, a | 6 |
| Woodstock, Illinois, native, and is currently penned by Dick | 7 |
| Locher, a Naperville, Illinois, native, in the comic strip | 8 |
| "Dick Tracy", which takes place in the city by the lake; and
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| WHEREAS, In honor of this anniversary, Dick Tracy will be | 10 |
| recognized nationally in comic strips, including "Brenda | 11 |
| Starr", "Gil Thorp", "Gasoline Alley", "Mutts", "Blondie", and | 12 |
| many others; and
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| WHEREAS, It is fitting that we should honor a comic strip | 14 |
| with the longevity and notoriety of "Dick Tracy"; therefore, be | 15 |
| it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 17 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 18 |
| in honor of the 75th anniversary of Dick Tracy, an American | 19 |
| icon, we recognize October 4, 2006, as "Dick Tracy Day" in the | 20 |
| State of Illinois; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 22 |
| presented to Dick Locher and to Mrs. Jean Gould O'Connell as an | 23 |
| expression of our esteem and in recognition of this milestone | 24 |
| anniversary.
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