Bill Text: IL HJR0025 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Designates the portion of Interstate 255 within the city limits of Cahokia as the "Monroe L. Flinn Memorial Highway" in honor of former State Representative Flinn and his accomplishments.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2015-10-10 - Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments [HJR0025 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HJR0025-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois General Assembly are | ||||||
3 | pleased to honor those who make lasting contributions to this | ||||||
4 | State and its citizens; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Monroe Flinn was born December 17, 1917 in | ||||||
6 | Batesville, Arkansas; his family moved to Cahokia in 1956; as a | ||||||
7 | young child, he was called "Big Boy" by his aunts, uncles, and | ||||||
8 | his grandmother; this nickname eventually evolved into | ||||||
9 | "Biggie", as he was called by his many close friends and | ||||||
10 | relatives; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Monroe Flinn worked with his father as a | ||||||
12 | barrelmaker before joining Granite City Steel, where he worked | ||||||
13 | for 41 years; he later served as a legislator in the Illinois | ||||||
14 | House of Representatives in Springfield from 1971 to 1995, | ||||||
15 | leading the revision to the Illinois Constitution in 1972; | ||||||
16 | during his tenure as State Representative, he was noted for | ||||||
17 | unconditionally helping his colleagues and constituents; he | ||||||
18 | will be remembered fondly as a man of common sense and honesty | ||||||
19 | who earned the respect of his Republican colleagues and fellow | ||||||
20 | Democrats alike; and
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21 | WHEREAS, While serving in the Statehouse, Monroe Flinn | ||||||
22 | served on the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules; when he |
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1 | left the House of Representatives on January 10, 1995, he had | ||||||
2 | the longest record of Joint Committee on Administrative Rules | ||||||
3 | service and was its last remaining charter member; in | ||||||
4 | recognition of his years of service on the Joint Committee on | ||||||
5 | Administrative Rules and in tribute to his unparalleled | ||||||
6 | contribution to establishing and advancing rulemaking | ||||||
7 | oversight in Illinois, the weekly publication of the Joint | ||||||
8 | Committee on Administrative Rules was named "The Flinn Report"; | ||||||
9 | subscribers and library patrons throughout the State are | ||||||
10 | reminded weekly that Representative Flinn helped shape and | ||||||
11 | promote a system of regulatory review that serves as a model | ||||||
12 | for other States; and
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13 | WHEREAS, During his 23 years as a legislator, Monroe Flinn | ||||||
14 | served as Democratic Leader from 1975 to 1980 and on numerous | ||||||
15 | committees, including Financial Institutions (chairman), | ||||||
16 | Counties and Townships (co-chairman), and Legislative | ||||||
17 | Information System Committee (co-chairman); and
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18 | WHEREAS, After his retirement, Monroe Flinn was appointed | ||||||
19 | by the Secretary of State to serve as chairman on the State of | ||||||
20 | Illinois Merit Commission, which he served in until his death; | ||||||
21 | and
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22 | WHEREAS, Monroe Flinn was active in many civic and | ||||||
23 | charitable organizations over the years; he was a life member |
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1 | of Emeth Lodge 1030 Ancient Free and Accepted Masons in | ||||||
2 | Cahokia, a member of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite Bodies | ||||||
3 | of Southern Illinois, a charter member of the Centreville Men's | ||||||
4 | Club, an honorary member of American Legion Post 784 in | ||||||
5 | Cahokia, a member of the Moose Lodge 423 in Cahokia, a member | ||||||
6 | of the Illinois Sheriffs' Association, and a member of the | ||||||
7 | Shriners Ainad Temple; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Monroe Flinn's most treasured possession was his | ||||||
9 | family; he was so proud of his wife, children, grandchildren, | ||||||
10 | great-grandchildren, great-great-grandson, nieces, nephews, | ||||||
11 | sisters, and brothers; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Monroe Flinn was preceded in death by his parents, | ||||||
13 | Monroe J. and Rue (nee Hanks) Flinn; 2 brothers, Robert and | ||||||
14 | Dale Flinn; and a sister, Ellen (Flinn) Woodland; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Monroe Flinn was survived by his wife of 65 years, | ||||||
16 | Freda Flinn; a son, Don Flinn; 2 daughters, Carol Flinn (Sam | ||||||
17 | Millatti) and Debbie Flinn (Ron Wilshusen); 9 grandchildren, | ||||||
18 | Lisa (Millatti) Inman, Mike Millatti, Sharon (Flinn) Erschen | ||||||
19 | and her friend, Rob Simons, Kelly Flinn (Gary Simpson), Lori | ||||||
20 | (Flinn) Gallion, Bradley Lobsinger, and Megan, Rebecca, and | ||||||
21 | Ronnie Wilshusen; 8 great-grandchildren, David and Amanda | ||||||
22 | Inman, Anthony Millatti, Rachel and Sarah Erschen, Abby and | ||||||
23 | Aaron Creek, and Jake Simpson; a great-great-grandson, Trenton |
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1 | Inman; 3 sisters, Anna McGinnis, Yvonne Bognar, and Evelyn | ||||||
2 | Brogan; and his many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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3 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
4 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
5 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the portion of | ||||||
6 | Interstate 255 within the city limits of Cahokia as the "Monroe | ||||||
7 | L. Flinn Memorial Highway" in honor of former State | ||||||
8 | Representative Flinn and his accomplishments; and be it further
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9 | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | ||||||
10 | is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with | ||||||
11 | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs | ||||||
12 | giving notice of the name of the Monroe L. Flinn Memorial | ||||||
13 | Highway; and be it further
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14 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
15 | presented to the Illinois Department of Transportation and the | ||||||
16 | family of Monroe Flinn.
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