Bill Text: IL HR0307 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Honors William Bolger on his 90th birthday.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-03-24 - Resolution Adopted [HR0307 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR0307-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 William "Bill" Bolger on the | ||||||
| 4 | occasion of his 90th birthday; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Bill Bolger was born on April 16, 1925 at the | ||||||
| 6 | Bolger Farm in McHenry to Thomas Arthur and Grace
Doherty | ||||||
| 7 | Bolger, one of 10 siblings; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, The Bolger family has lived in the McHenry area | ||||||
| 9 | since the 1800s; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, With his beloved wife, Carol, Bill Bolger is the | ||||||
| 11 | proud father of 4, grandfather of 6, and great-grandfather of
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| 12 | 4; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, The Bolger family has a long and decorated history | ||||||
| 14 | of public service; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Bill Bolger served with distinction in the Pacific | ||||||
| 16 | Theater during World War II; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Bill Bolger was awarded the Purple Heart for | ||||||
| 18 | wounds suffered during combat; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Bill Bolger's father, Thomas Arthur Bolger, was a | ||||||
| 2 | State Representative, serving McHenry County residents from
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| 3 | 1931 until 1942; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Bill Bolger's brother, Thomas Bolger, Jr., was | ||||||
| 5 | also a dedicated public servant, working on behalf of the | ||||||
| 6 | taxpayers of the City of McHenry as Treasurer for 25 years; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Following a long-shot, write-in candidacy, Bill | ||||||
| 8 | Bolger served as a City of McHenry Alderman for more than 4 | ||||||
| 9 | decades and was instrumental in the establishment of the city's | ||||||
| 10 | public library, the development of McHenry's largest park, and | ||||||
| 11 | the building of the Stratton-Bolger Dam on the Fox River; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Bill Bolger was a delegate to the Democratic | ||||||
| 13 | National Convention in 1956, 1960, 1964, and 1972; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Bill Bolger worked
throughout McHenry County to | ||||||
| 15 | help elect John F. Kennedy president in 1960; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Bill Bolger has been a lifelong lover of the game | ||||||
| 17 | of baseball, playing on the McHenry Shamrocks as a youth and
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| 18 | mentoring young ball players throughout his adult years; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Bill Bolger's extensive knowledge of local | ||||||
| 20 | history has been an invaluable source for local newspapers, | ||||||
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| 1 | helping to
keep the history of McHenry County alive; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, With his "Practice Simple Acts of Kindness" | ||||||
| 3 | initiative, Bill Bolger created a local movement that has | ||||||
| 4 | helped bind the McHenry area together and foster an enduring | ||||||
| 5 | spirit of civic engagement that continues to this day; | ||||||
| 6 | 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 William "Bill" Bolger on his 90th birthday and wish him | ||||||
| 10 | many more wonderful years; and be it further
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| 11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 12 | presented to Bill Bolger as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
| 13 | respect.
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