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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives wish to congratulate Billy Grammer, a |
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| legendary country and western singer and musician, on the |
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| occasion of the celebration of his 80th birthday on August 28, |
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| 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, The oldest of 13 children, Mr. Grammer was born in |
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| 1925; he was a 1943 graduate of Valier High School and served |
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| in the U.S. Army; a Franklin County native, he now lives near |
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| Valier with his wife of 60 years, Ruth; and
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| WHEREAS, He started playing the fiddle when he was five, |
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| but it was playing the guitar and later making guitars that |
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| brought him both fame and fortune; in 1958, he formed his own |
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| band and signed a recording deal with Monument Records; and
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| WHEREAS, His success in music led him to the stage of the |
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| Grand Ole Opry, where he was inducted as a member in 1959, and |
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| to millions of miles in travel and appearances on The Ed |
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| Sullivan Show, Dick Clark's American Bandstand, Bill |
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| Anderson's Backstage Opry, Hee Haw, and others; he also worked |
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| as a musician for Patsy Cline and Grandpa Jones and as a |
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| session leader for Charlie Pride, Louis Armstrong, George |
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| Jones, and Ernest Tubb; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| we extend our heartiest congratulations and best wishes to |
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| Billy Grammer on the occasion of his 80th birthday; we commend |
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| him for achieving a long and fulfilling life and wish him |
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| continued happiness and good health in the future; and be it |
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| further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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