Bill Text: IL HJR0102 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Designates the portion of Broadway from Washington Avenue to Monument Street in Alton as "Fast Eddie Way" in honor of Edward Royce "Fast Eddie" Sholar, Sr.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3)
Status: (Passed) 2016-05-31 - Adopted Both Houses [HJR0102 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HJR0102-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, It is necessary to recognize those who are | ||||||
| 3 | dedicated to the betterment of the State of Illinois and their | ||||||
| 4 | communities; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Edward Royce "Fast Eddie" Sholar, Sr. was born on | ||||||
| 6 | August 16, 1953 at Scott Air Force Base hospital in St. Clair | ||||||
| 7 | County; his parents were Dexter and Norma (nee Schelle) Sholar; | ||||||
| 8 | and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Edward Sholar, Sr. graduated from Alton High | ||||||
| 10 | School in 1971; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Edward Sholar, Sr. was the owner and operator of | ||||||
| 12 | numerous businesses in and around the City of Alton, most | ||||||
| 13 | notably Fast Eddie's Bon Air; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Edward Sholar, Sr. was known to be a generous and | ||||||
| 15 | giving man and an icon for Alton and the region; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, It is fitting to dedicate the portion of Broadway | ||||||
| 17 | from Washington Avenue to Monument Street in Alton in honor of | ||||||
| 18 | Edward Royce Sholar, Sr.; therefore, be it
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| 19 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
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| 1 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
| 2 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the portion of | ||||||
| 3 | Broadway from Washington Avenue to Monument Street in Alton as | ||||||
| 4 | "Fast Eddie Way" in honor of Edward Royce "Fast Eddie" Sholar, | ||||||
| 5 | Sr.; and be it further
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| 6 | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation | ||||||
| 7 | is requested to erect at suitable locations, consistent with | ||||||
| 8 | State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques or signs | ||||||
| 9 | giving notice of the name of "Fast Eddie Way"; and be it | ||||||
| 10 | further
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| 11 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
| 12 | presented to the Secretary of Transportation and the family of | ||||||
| 13 | Edward Royce Sholar, Sr.
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