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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate Charlie Kim on the
4 occasion of becoming a United States citizen on January 6,
5 2009; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Charlie Kim was born in Korea in 1939; he has
7 lived in the United States for 35 years; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Charlie Kim has bore witness to the Japanese
9 occupation of Korea, the end of World War II, and the Korean
10 War; during the Korean War, his family fled to the south to
11 escape Russian occupation; from 1959 to 1962, he served in the
12 Marine Corps for the Republic of Korea (ROK); he is currently a
13 member of the 1st Marine Division Association and was awarded
14 honorary general status in the Marine Corps in 2008; and
 
15     WHEREAS, Charlie Kim is fluent in German; he has performed
16 German and Russian translations at the National War College and
17 often visits the German town in Chicago to talk with various
18 German Americans; and
 
19     WHEREAS, Charlie Kim has published two books in Korean,
20 including volume 1 of a 12-volume history on the Battle of
21 Stalingrad and a history on Genghis Khan; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, Charlie Kim believes in serving the less
2 fortunate; for 5 years, he, along with other Lions Club
3 members, volunteered once a month at the Lincoln Park Community
4 Shelter by providing haircuts, medical help, and food; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Charlie Kim was the founder of the Chicago Tae-sup
6 Lions Club in October of 2004; and
 
7     WHEREAS, Charlie Kim married Boon Ok Kim in 1970; his wife
8 is currently studying to become a U.S. citizen; together, they
9 have a son, Ki Won Kim, and a daughter, Jun Sook Kim;
10 therefore, be it
 
11     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
12 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
13 congratulate Charlie Kim on the occasion of becoming a United
14 States citizen and wish him success and happiness in his future
15 endeavors; and be it further
 
16     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
17 presented to Charlie Kim as a symbol of our esteem and respect.