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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Representative Monique D. Davis and the members of
3 the House of Representatives are pleased to honor Robert Lee
4 Gay, Jr.; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Mr. Gay valiantly served his country as a member
6 of the U.S. Navy during World War II; his father, Robert, Sr.,
7 is a World War I vet, and his son, Bryan, served in Desert
8 Storm; all three of his brothers, William, Henry, and Mervin
9 also served our country at war; and
 
10     WHEREAS, Mr. Gay worked for the Chicago Fire Department for
11 more than 20 years; although he has retired, he still drives to
12 Engine Company 115 seven days a week to help boost morale; long
13 after he retired, he received the Chicago Fire Department
14 Citizen Recognition Award for pulling a man from a burning car
15 and saving his life; and
 
16     WHEREAS, He played the bugle in the Chicago Fire Department
17 Band for 20 years; today, he plays taps at memorial services to
18 honor fallen friends, fire, police, and war veterans; and
 
19     WHEREAS, Mr. Gay is the first African-American elected as
20 commander to the American Legion Fireman's post #667, and he
21 currently serves as a member; therefore, be it
 
22     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
23 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
24 we honor Robert Lee Gay, Jr., for living a life full of
25 patriotic unsung heroism; and be it further
 
26     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
27 presented to Mr. Gay as an expression of our respect and
28 esteem.