HJ0070 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, Dick Mulcahey was born in Rockford, Illinois in 1935 and is the son of the late Robert Mulcahey and Marcella Richardson-Mulcahey and is a life long resident of Northwest Illinois; and

WHEREAS, From 1954 to 1956, Mr. Mulcahey proudly served this country in Korea as a member of the United States Marines; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Mulcahey had a positive and profound influence in the lives of many students as both a teacher and a coach in the Galena and Durand school systems; and

WHEREAS, Beginning in 1974, Dick Mulcahey was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives representing the citizens of Northwest Illinois for 18 years and serving with distinction as Chairman of the House Elementary and Secondary Education Committee as a strong advocate for education in this State; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Mulcahey has had the distinction of receiving an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Education from Northwestern University in 1985; he received the Distinguished Alumni Award for his professional achievements from the University of Wisconsin at Platteville in 1990; and

WHEREAS, In 1995, he was ordained a deacon in the Catholic Church and serves both the parishioners of St. Mary's-St. Patrick's Church and the community in the Durand area; and

WHEREAS, Dick Mulcahey has been married to Anna Mae Mulcahey for 48 years; they are the parents of 6 children and the grandparents of 15 grandchildren and 7 step-grandchildren; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Mulcahey has been an advocate for the economic development and growth of tourism in Northwest Illinois; and

WHEREAS, Dick Mulcahey worked tirelessly to secure the funding for the land acquisition and construction of the US 20 bypass around Freeport, Illinois; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that the US 20 Freeport bypass be designated the Dick Mulcahey Highway; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs giving notice of the name; and be it further

RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be presented to Dick Mulcahey, to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation, to the Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation, and to the mayor of Freeport.