Bill Text: IL HR1414 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates the Powell family on the occasion of being named the 2016 Illinois Farm Family of the Year at the Salute to Agriculture at the University of Illinois.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-11-15 - Resolution Adopted [HR1414 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR1414-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 congratulate the Powell family on the | ||||||
4 | occasion of being named the 2016 Illinois Farm Family of the | ||||||
5 | Year at the Salute to Agriculture at the University of | ||||||
6 | Illinois; and
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7 | WHEREAS, When the United States entered World War II after | ||||||
8 | the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, millions of young men | ||||||
9 | rushed to enlist in the various branches of the military; the | ||||||
10 | seven sons of George and Addie Powell, Fred, Adrian, Arthur, | ||||||
11 | Earl, Everett, George, and Max, were no exception; despite the | ||||||
12 | fact that the sons of farmers could be exempted from service to | ||||||
13 | stay home and continue producing the crops needed to feed the | ||||||
14 | nation and its military, the Powell brothers answered the call | ||||||
15 | of duty and were sent to fight; all of them survived the war | ||||||
16 | and returned home at various times to the family farm; and
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17 | WHEREAS, The Powell family has lived and farmed in the | ||||||
18 | Hillview area for five generations; Jimmy Powell, a | ||||||
19 | fifth-generation Powell, serves as manager of the Hartwell | ||||||
20 | Ranch Inc. elevator in Hillview; his father, Jim Powell, served | ||||||
21 | as a pilot in the United States Navy from 1965 to 1972 and was | ||||||
22 | Jimmy Powell's predecessor as manager of the Hartwell elevator; | ||||||
23 | and
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1 | WHEREAS, A portion of U.S. 67 was renamed the Powell | ||||||
2 | Brothers Memorial Highway by the Illinois General Assembly in | ||||||
3 | 2015 in honor of their courage in war and their contributions | ||||||
4 | to the State of Illinois; and
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5 | WHEREAS, The members of the Powell family serve as models | ||||||
6 | of hard work, integrity, and dedication for the people of the | ||||||
7 | State of Illinois; therefore, be it
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8 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
9 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
10 | congratulate the Powell family on the occasion of being named | ||||||
11 | the 2016 Illinois Farm Family of the Year and wish them | ||||||
12 | continued success and happiness in the future; and be it | ||||||
13 | further
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14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
15 | presented to Jimmy Powell as a symbol of our esteem and | ||||||
16 | respect.
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