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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are pleased to congratulate Harry Reynolds  on 
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his retirement from the Mattoon Journal Gazette; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Harry Reynolds was born and raised in Charleston; 
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he attended Charleston High school and graduated from Eastern 
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Illinois University with a bachelor of science degree in 
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political science; he is married to Doris K.( Martin) and has 
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two children, J.L and Michelle; he also has two sisters, 
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Dorothy Cruse and Georgia Nations; two brothers, David Reynolds 
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and George Reynolds; and one grandson, Lennon; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Reynolds was hired as a reporter by the 
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Mattoon Journal Gazette on
February 5, 1969; he was a reporter 
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from 1969 to 1976; Mr. Reynolds received first place in 
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investigative reporting, second place for on-the-spot 
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reporting, and third place for his columns; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr.

Reynolds has written over 4,200 columns, 
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beginning in March of 1969; over the years he has received a 
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number of awards for his columns, which range from local, 
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State, and national politics, humor, family life, and a variety

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of other topics; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, In 1976, he was named city editor of the Mattoon 
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Journal Gazette; in 1989, he was named editor of the Journal 
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Gazette, serving in that position until 2003, when he was named 
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Opinions page editor of the Journal Gazette and its sister 
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newspaper, the Charleston Times-Courier;

State Representative 
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Bob Flider once worked as a reporter for the Mattoon Journal 
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Gazette with Mr. Reynolds and is a long-time friend; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Reynolds retired from the newspaper in 
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September of 2008; he has been working as a volunteer in the 
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Charleston office of State Representative Chapin Rose; Mr. 
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Reynolds is co-Scoutmaster of Mattoon Troop 77 and writes a 
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weekly column for the Tuscola Journal and the Tuscola 
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Tri-County newspaper; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate Harry Reynolds on his retirement and wish him the 
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best in his future endeavors; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Harry Reynolds as a symbol of our respect and 
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esteem.