Bill Text: IL HR1043 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Woodrow "Woodie" Wallace on celebrating his 100th birthday. Thanks him for his service to our country. Wishes him and his family well.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2026-10-06 - Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Adam M. Niemerg [HR1043 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2025-HR1043-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Woodrow "Woodie" Wallace | ||||||
| 4 | on the occasion of his 100th birthday; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Woodrow Wallace, named after President Woodrow | ||||||
| 6 | Wilson, was born to Herman and Ida (Siverly) Wallace in Clark | ||||||
| 7 | County on March 27, 1926; he received an eighth-grade | ||||||
| 8 | education before being drafted into the United States Army in | ||||||
| 9 | 1944 at the age of 18; and | ||||||
| 10 | WHEREAS, Woodrow Wallace served in the United States Army | ||||||
| 11 | during World War II, where he was an anti-aircraft gunner for | ||||||
| 12 | General George S. Patton's Third Army in the Western Front of | ||||||
| 13 | the European Theater, fought in the Battle of the Bulge, and | ||||||
| 14 | was scheduled to transfer to the Pacific Theater when the war | ||||||
| 15 | ended; and | ||||||
| 16 | WHEREAS, Woodrow Wallace returned to Clark County | ||||||
| 17 | following his military service and worked in a variety of | ||||||
| 18 | jobs, including for the railroad, Velsicol Chemical Plant in | ||||||
| 19 | Marshall, an oil field in Casey, and Thompson Ramo Wooldridge | ||||||
| 20 | (TRW) Inc., now known as ZF TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.; and | ||||||
| 21 | WHEREAS, Woodrow Wallace married Nellie Bartley in 1948, | ||||||
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| 1 | and together they had four children, Janis, Gary, Herman, and | ||||||
| 2 | Carl, and their family grew to include seven grandchildren, | ||||||
| 3 | four step-grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and three | ||||||
| 4 | great-great-grandchildren; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Woodrow Wallace is a member of American Legion | ||||||
| 6 | Post 90 in Clark County; and | ||||||
| 7 | WHEREAS, For serving his country bravely and valiantly, | ||||||
| 8 | Woodrow Wallace is an inspiration to his community; therefore, | ||||||
| 9 | be it | ||||||
| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 11 | HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 12 | we congratulate Woodrow "Woodie" Wallace on celebrating his | ||||||
| 13 | 100th birthday, thank him for his service to our country, and | ||||||
| 14 | wish him and his family well; and be it further | ||||||
| 15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 16 | presented to Woodrow Wallace as a symbol of our esteem and | ||||||
| 17 | respect. | ||||||
