Bill Text: IL HJR0144 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Urges Congress to pass legislation to rename the Post Office Building in Aurora in honor of Ken Christy and his work in representing National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 219.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-05-25 - Resolution Adopted 116-000-000 [HJR0144 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HJR0144-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 | saddened to learn of the death of Ken Christy, who passed away | ||||||
| 4 | on March 26, 2016; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Ken Christy was born in Chicago on September 18, | ||||||
| 6 | 1944 and grew up in Bellwood; he graduated from Proviso West | ||||||
| 7 | High School and attended Triton College, DePaul University, and | ||||||
| 8 | the University of Illinois; he was a resident of Aurora for 39 | ||||||
| 9 | years; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Ken Christy worked as a letter carrier in Aurora | ||||||
| 11 | for 31 years until his retirement in 2011; prior to becoming a | ||||||
| 12 | letter carrier, he worked in retail management for a national | ||||||
| 13 | grocery store chain; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Ken Christy served as president for the local | ||||||
| 15 | National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 219 in Aurora, a | ||||||
| 16 | position that he held for 25 years; he continued his work as an | ||||||
| 17 | advocate for letter carriers as president of the Illinois State | ||||||
| 18 | Association of Letter Carriers until his passing; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, As president of the National Association of Letter | ||||||
| 20 | Carriers Branch 219 and the Illinois State Association of | ||||||
| 21 | Letter Carriers, Ken Christy prioritized the letter carriers' | ||||||
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| 1 | annual food drive "Stamp Out Hunger" and support for the | ||||||
| 2 | Muscular Dystrophy Association; he was also known for working | ||||||
| 3 | tirelessly in his lobbying efforts on behalf of the union; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, In 2012, Ken Christy was elected to the Illinois | ||||||
| 5 | Hall of Fame for Letter Carriers in honor of his work; he was | ||||||
| 6 | also awarded the Kane County Democrat Harry S. Truman Award in | ||||||
| 7 | 2012; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Ken Christy is survived by his wife of 52 years, | ||||||
| 9 | Bonnie; his three daughters; and his five grandchildren; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, The members of the General Assembly believe that | ||||||
| 11 | it would be fitting and proper for the United States government | ||||||
| 12 | to honor the life and work of Ken Christy by renaming the Post | ||||||
| 13 | Office Building in Aurora after him; therefore, be it
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| 14 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 15 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
| 16 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we urge Congress to pass | ||||||
| 17 | legislation to rename the Post Office Building in Aurora in | ||||||
| 18 | honor of Ken Christy and his work in representing National | ||||||
| 19 | Association of Letter Carriers Branch 219; and be it further
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| 20 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
| 21 | delivered to the members of the Illinois congressional | ||||||
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| 1 | delegation.
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