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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of former |
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| Illinois State Representative Ray Christensen of Morris, who |
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| passed away on April 21, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Ray Christensen was born May 11, 1922 in Dwight, |
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| the son of the late Einar and Margaret Broderick-Christensen; |
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| he was raised and educated in Morris and was a graduate of |
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| Immaculate Conception Grade School and Morris Community High |
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| School; and
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| WHEREAS, He was a decorated World War II veteran of the |
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| United States Army Air Corp, having served in the European |
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| Theater of Operations from January of 1943 until being |
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| honorably discharged in October of 1945; in September of 1948 |
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| he married Norma Fiori in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church |
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| in Morris and she preceded him in death in April of 1984; in |
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| November of 1985 he married Mary Curl and she also preceded him |
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| in death in 1996; and
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| WHEREAS, He worked as a butcher for 25 years and in 1953 |
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| purchased The Lisbon Locker Plant, which he owned and operated |
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| for 21 years; in 1971 he was elected to the Morris City Council |
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| and was the first Democratic Alderman; he also served on the |
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| Morris High School Board of Education from 1966 to 1972, |
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| serving as president in 1971 and 1972; he was a lifelong member |
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| of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Morris, a member of |
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| the Fraternal Order of the Eagles, the American Legion, the |
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| Morris VFW, and the Morris Moose Lodge; he was an avid Chicago |
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| Cubs fan, fisherman, and card player; and
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| WHEREAS, He was elected to the Illinois State House of |
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| Representatives in 1976 and served six terms until 1989; during |
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| his time in the House of Representatives he served on the |
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| Committees on Aging (Chairman); Agriculture (vice-chairman); |
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| Counties and Townships; Energy, Environment, and Natural |
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| Resources; and Small Business; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; his first |
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| wife, Norma; his second wife, Mary; his brother, Maurice |
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| Christensen, and his sister, Helen Foss; and
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| WHEREAS, Ray Christensen is survived by his three sons, Guy |
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| (Janis) Christensen, Gary "Chao" (Melinda) Christensen, and |
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| Gregg (Dani) Christensen; his seven grandchildren, Kelly (Dan) |
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| Mitchell, Katie Christensen, Nicole Christensen, Cody |
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| Christensen and Casey Christensen, and Sydney Christensen and |
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| Peyton Christensen; his great-grandson, Jace Mitchell; his |
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| sisters, Evelyn (Ernest) Roost, Betty (Robert) Smith, Margaret |
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| (Peter) Ruffatti, and Patricia (the late Burl) Townsend; his |
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| brother, Lawrence "Lefty" (Teresa) Christensen; his |
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| sister-in-law, Alice Comrie; his special companion of 12 years, |
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| Bobette Yurechko; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, |
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| and friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of former |
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| Illinois State Representative Ray Christensen; and be it |
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| further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the family of former Illinois State Representative |
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| Ray Christensen as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.
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