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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to congratulate Milton L.
McDaniel Sr. on 
4his induction into the Illinois Labor History Society Union 
5Hall of Honor; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, On August 4, 1967, Milton McDaniel Sr. was hired 
7as the first African American
locomotive fireman north of the 
8Ohio River on the Illinois Central Railroad; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, In November of 2017, Milton McDaniel Sr. will be a 
1050-year member of the SMART-Transportation
Division and its 
11predecessors, including the United Transportation Union; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Milton McDaniel Sr. and  his wife, Corene, have 
13worked to give back to their
community of Carbondale; together 
14they founded the African American Museum of Southern
Illinois; 
15and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, The induction of Milton McDaniel Sr. into the 
17Union Hall of Honor on December  2, 2016 was in conjunction with

18the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Great 
19Migration; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, In recognition of this honor the Mayor of 
 
 
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1Carbondale declared December 2, 2016
to be "Milton L. McDaniel 
2Sr. Day", proclaiming "in becoming the first African American

3locomotive engineer north of the Ohio River, he tore down 
4racial barriers, dispelled stereotypes,
and paved a previously 
5untraveled road for men and women from under-represented

6populations in the North"; therefore, be it
  
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
8HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
9congratulate Milton L. McDaniel Sr. for his nearly 50 
10continuous years of union membership and recognize his 
11dedication,
bravery, and pioneering spirit that has paved the 
12way for those that followed; and be it further
  
 
13    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
14presented to Milton McDaniel Sr. as an
expression of our esteem 
15and respect.