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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to recognize milestone events in
4 the lives of citizens of the State of Illinois; and
5 WHEREAS, The Dungy Family recently organized a mini
6 family reunion that ran from November 17th through November
7 19, 2000 in Chicago, Illinois; the weekend festivities
8 concluded with the Dungy Family taking in a Sunday afternoon
9 football game featuring the Chicago Bears vs. the Tampa Bay
10 Buccaneers, coached by family member, Tony Dungy; and
11 WHEREAS, This reunion was initiated by a genealogical
12 project at the DuSable Museum of African American History in
13 Chicago where Program Director, Hank Dungy Jr., headed a
14 summer project designed to teach African American youths the
15 importance of knowing their heritage; and
16 WHEREAS, The Dungy Lineage goes back 167 years to John
17 William Dungy who was an indentured servant who escaped the
18 South by way of the Underground Railroad in 1860, originating
19 his escape from Richmond, Virginia and beginning his sojourn
20 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Mr. Dungy was a literate man
21 who chronicled his journey by writing letters back to
22 Philadelphia addressed to Mr. William Still, the conductor of
23 the Underground Railroad; the letters were consistent for
24 several years, totaling over 30; and
25 WHEREAS, To date, there are about 100 direct descendants
26 of the Dungy lineage who are centered in the Richmond
27 Virginia area; therefore be it
28 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
29 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
30 we congratulate the Dungy family on celebrating their family
31 history this past November; and be it further
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1 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2 presented to the Dungy Family as an expression of our esteem.