Full Text of HR0223 96th General Assembly
HR0223 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 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
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| WHEREAS, Charlie Kim was born in Korea in 1939; he has | | 7 |
| lived in the United States for 35 years; and
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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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| 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
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| WHEREAS, Charlie Kim was the founder of the Chicago Tae-sup | | 6 |
| Lions Club in October of 2004; and
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| 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
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| 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
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | | 17 |
| presented to Charlie Kim as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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