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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois are pleased to recognize the 150th |
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| anniversary of the McMullin-Young Funeral Home; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1856, William P. Rittenhouse, the |
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| great-grandfather of L. W. McMullin, settled in Lovington and |
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| opened a business as a cabinetmaker; before long, he expanded |
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| the business to coffin-making; and
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| WHEREAS, Throughout the years, the business became a |
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| distributor of ready-made coffins, supplying the handmade |
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| linings as well as handles and fittings; and
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| WHEREAS, In December of 1929, W.I. McMullin purchased a |
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| residence and established the first funeral home in Sullivan, |
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| the present site of the business; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1960, Donald W. Young, husband of Janet |
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| McMullin, joined his father-in-law, Leonard, in the family |
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| business; and
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| WHEREAS, Leonard W. McMullin died in 1977, leaving the |
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| business in the hands of Donald W. Young and grandson, Donald |
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| Mack Young; in the fall of this year, Alexander McMullin will |
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| attend Worsham Mortuary School and become the seventh |
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| generation to serve in the family business; and
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| WHEREAS, In honor of the business' 150th anniversary, a |
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| customer appreciation day will be held on Saturday, June 10, |
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| 2006; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| we recognize the amazing longevity of the McMullin-Young |