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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, Abraham Lincoln portrayer Harry Hahn entertained
3 and amazed crowds for years with his resemblance to our 16th
4 President; and
5 WHEREAS, Harry Hahn, a resident of Mount Pulaski, passed
6 away on February 10, 2000, two days before President
7 Lincoln's celebrated birthday; and
8 WHEREAS, Harry Hahn was well known throughout central
9 Illinois, where he appeared in parades, school events, and
10 social gatherings; in 1981 he won an Abraham Lincoln
11 look-alike contest in Springfield as well as one in
12 Hodginville, Kentucky; and
13 WHEREAS, Mr. Hahn's visage graces the interior of
14 "Heroes, Honchos, and Humdingers," a book by Illinois State
15 Journal Register columnist Toby McDaniel; he also appears in
16 "Moments in Time," a book by The Associated Press; and
17 WHEREAS, Harry Hahn was born in Mount Pulaski on April
18 14, 1934; his parents were Boyd and Clara Deavers Hahn; on
19 January 28, 1955 he married Donna Olmstead; and
20 WHEREAS, Harry Hahn is survived by his wife, Donna; his
21 daughters, Annette Blaum and Teresa Hahn; his son, Steve
22 Hahn; his brothers, Herschel Hahn and Boyd Hahn, Jr.; his
23 sisters, Doris Faith, Lois Bryne, and Leota Lamar; his eleven
24 grandchildren; and his two great-grandchildren; therefore, be
25 it
26 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIRST GENERAL
27 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
28 all that knew and admired him, the death of Harry Hahn;
29 through his example we saw the person of Abraham Lincoln come
30 alive again; and be it further
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1 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2 presented to the family of Harry Hahn.