Bill Text: IL HR0835 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Robert Redfern on celebrating his 100th birthday on July 16, 2024. Thanks him for his military service to the United States.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-05-24 - Resolution Adopted [HR0835 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HR0835-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Robert "Bob" Redfern on | ||||||
4 | the occasion of his 100th birthday on July 16, 2024; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Bob Redfern was born to Mac and Hazel Redfern in | ||||||
6 | Burlington, Iowa on July 16, 1924; he and his family relocated | ||||||
7 | to Galesburg, Illinois after his father began working for the | ||||||
8 | Chicago, Burlington and Quincy (CB&Q) Railroad; he attended | ||||||
9 | school in Galesburg, graduating in 1942; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Bob Redfern handled mail and baggage for the CB&Q | ||||||
11 | Railroad at the Galesburg Depot until he joined the U.S. Army | ||||||
12 | Air Corps on April 9, 1943, where his duties included working | ||||||
13 | with the base engineers through completing survey work and | ||||||
14 | building and maintaining airstrips and other base construction | ||||||
15 | projects in Burtonwood, England; and
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16 | WHEREAS, After recovering from a serious injury incurred | ||||||
17 | in the line of duty, Bob Redfern was honorably discharged at | ||||||
18 | Lowry Air Force Base in Colorado on January 24, 1946, although | ||||||
19 | he later served in the U.S. Air Force Reserve from January 1949 | ||||||
20 | through October 1952; for his service, he earned the rank of | ||||||
21 | private first class and was awarded the American Theater EAME | ||||||
22 | Ribbon and the World War II Victory Ribbon; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Bob Redfern joined the Standard Oil Company in | ||||||
2 | 1946, where he worked until October 1955; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Bob Redfern married Audrey Burch on November 29, | ||||||
4 | 1947, and together they had two children, Lindsey and Steve, | ||||||
5 | four grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Bob Redfern began working for the Galesburg Fire | ||||||
7 | Department in November 1955, serving at Central Station for | ||||||
8 | seven years before spending the remainder of his career at the | ||||||
9 | Brooks Street Station, retiring in July 1979; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Bob Redfern also provided his military experience | ||||||
11 | in surveying to Galesburg-based engineering firm Bruner, | ||||||
12 | Cooper & Zuck Inc. in various capacities for over 40 years; and
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13 | WHEREAS, After retirement, Bob Redfern and his wife | ||||||
14 | enjoyed traveling, especially to Royal Air Force (RAF) | ||||||
15 | Burtonwood Airbase reunions celebrated abroad in England and | ||||||
16 | Germany and domestically at various air bases in the United | ||||||
17 | States; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Bob Redfern is a skilled carpenter who loves | ||||||
19 | helping friends with building projects; he is also an | ||||||
20 | excellent woodworker who has put his exceptional skills on |
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1 | display through completing many cabinet and fine wood | ||||||
2 | furniture projects; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Bob Redfern is an avid fan of the St. Louis | ||||||
4 | Cardinals and the Chicago Bears; therefore, be it
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5 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
6 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
7 | we congratulate Robert "Bob" Redfern on the occasion of his | ||||||
8 | 100th birthday, and we thank him for his military service to | ||||||
9 | the United States; and be it further
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