Bill Text: IL HR0109 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Honors the life of Dan Fogelberg and declares August 13, 2015 as "Dan Fogelberg Day" in the State of Illinois.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-03-19 - Resolution Adopted [HR0109 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR0109-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives wish to honor the life of music legend, Daniel | ||||||
4 | Grayling "Dan" Fogelberg, who passed away on December 16, 2007; | ||||||
5 | and
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6 | WHEREAS, Dan Fogelberg was born in Peoria on August 13, | ||||||
7 | 1951 to Margaret (nee Irvine) and Lawrence Peter Fogelberg; he | ||||||
8 | graduated from Woodruff High School in 1969 and studied theater | ||||||
9 | arts and painting at the University of Illinois at | ||||||
10 | Urbana-Champaign, while playing local venues with a folk rock | ||||||
11 | band; and
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12 | WHEREAS, In 1972, Dan Fogelberg released his debut album, | ||||||
13 | Home Free, which achieved Platinum status and began a string of | ||||||
14 | albums that achieved either Platinum or Gold status, including | ||||||
15 | Souvenirs (1974), Captured Angel (1975), Nether Lands (1977), | ||||||
16 | Twin Sons of Different Mothers (1978), Phoenix (1979), The | ||||||
17 | Innocent Age (1981), Windows and Walls (1984), and High Country | ||||||
18 | Snows (1985); and
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19 | WHEREAS, Dan Fogelberg's hometown of Peoria renamed | ||||||
20 | Abington Street, which runs alongside his alma mater, Woodruff | ||||||
21 | High School, "Fogelberg Parkway", and a memorial garden in | ||||||
22 | Riverfront Park was dedicated in his honor on August 28, 2010; |
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1 | and
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2 | WHEREAS, Dan Fogelberg was married to Jean Marie Mayer from | ||||||
3 | April 7, 2002 until his passing; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Dan Fogelberg was a musician, songwriter, | ||||||
5 | composer, and multi-instrumentalist whose music was loved by | ||||||
6 | millions; therefore, be it
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7 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
8 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
9 | honor the life of music legend, Daniel Grayling "Dan" | ||||||
10 | Fogelberg; and be it further
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11 | RESOLVED, That we declare August 13, 2015 as "Dan Fogelberg | ||||||
12 | Day" in the State of Illinois; and be it further
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13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
14 | presented to the family of Dan Fogelberg.
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