Bill Text: IL HR1018 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Norlyn Dossey on playing a pivotal role in developing the radio and television systems in Vermilion County and commends him for his service to this country in the Marine Corps.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2026-08-25 - Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Brandun Schweizer [HR1018 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2025-HR1018-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Norlyn Dossey on his | ||||||
| 4 | storied service as a member of the United States Marine Corps | ||||||
| 5 | and as a television and radio engineer; and | ||||||
| 6 | WHEREAS, Norlyn Dossey, a Vermilion County native, served | ||||||
| 7 | his country as a member of the First Marine Division, survived | ||||||
| 8 | being wounded in action, and received a Purple Heart 81 years | ||||||
| 9 | ago; and | ||||||
| 10 | WHEREAS, After returning to the United States, Norlyn | ||||||
| 11 | Dossey moved to Cleveland, Ohio to serve as a radio engineer | ||||||
| 12 | for an FM station; he returned to Danville upon learning that | ||||||
| 13 | Northwestern Publishing Co. Inc., a subsidiary of Gannett Co., | ||||||
| 14 | Inc. and owner of Commercial-News and WDAN AM radio, planned | ||||||
| 15 | to add a TV station to its local media holdings; and | ||||||
| 16 | WHEREAS, Norlyn Dossey served as an engineer in the | ||||||
| 17 | building of WDAN-TV in 1953 and continued as part of the | ||||||
| 18 | station's technical and operations staff through the early | ||||||
| 19 | 1960s; and | ||||||
| 20 | WHEREAS, Norlyn Dossey later contributed to the building | ||||||
| 21 | of the Danville Community Antenna System to establish cable | ||||||
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| 1 | television service in the mid-1960s; and | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, Norlyn Dossey became a businessman when he and | ||||||
| 3 | his brother, Marvin Dossey, opened the Dossey Brothers Conoco | ||||||
| 4 | Service Station at the corner of North Vermilion Street and | ||||||
| 5 | East Seminary Street in Danville; and | ||||||
| 6 | WHEREAS, Norlyn Dossey has supported local auto racing | ||||||
| 7 | with the sponsorship of many cars and drivers throughout the | ||||||
| 8 | region; and | ||||||
| 9 | WHEREAS, At the age of 102, Norlyn Dossey is the last | ||||||
| 10 | living person involved in the building of a heritage TV | ||||||
| 11 | station in mid-Illinois in 1953; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 12 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 13 | HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 14 | we congratulate Norlyn Dossey on playing a pivotal role in | ||||||
| 15 | developing the radio and television systems in Vermilion | ||||||
| 16 | County and commend him for his service to this country in the | ||||||
| 17 | Marine Corps; and be it further | ||||||
| 18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 19 | presented to Norlyn Dossey as an expression of our respect and | ||||||
| 20 | esteem for a vibrant 81-year career that serves as a leading | ||||||
| 21 | example of hard work and dedication. | ||||||
