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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 Hubert |
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| David of Belmont Village in Glenview, who passed away on May 5, |
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| 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on April 19, 1925 in Chicago, the |
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| beloved son of the late Isaac and Shakar David; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. David was a veteran of World War II and the |
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| Battle of the Bulge; he was a former prisoner of war, captured |
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| during the Battle of St. Vith; he was wounded while serving in |
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| action in Holland; he served with Company B, the 38th Armored |
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| Infantry Battalion, 7th Armored Division; as a result of his |
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| gallant service to his country, he was awarded the Bronze Star; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, He was eighteen years old when he enlisted in the |
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| United States Army and began his time of service; he was |
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| captured and spent five months in a German prisoner of war |
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| camp; he went on to recount these and other stories to family |
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| and friends in later years; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. David was involved in competitive |
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| weightlifting and held titles in the 165 lb. class for |
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| unattached-press, clean and jerk, and other classes; he was a |
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| longtime employee of the Teletype Corporation; and
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| WHEREAS, In addition to sharing stories of World War II, |
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| Mr. David also told of visiting his Uncle Alex in California; |
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| his uncle managed the Brown Derby Restaurant and worked under |
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| the late, great director and partial owner of the restaurant, |
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| Cecil B. DeMille; and
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| WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; and his |
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| brothers, Wallace, Edmund, and Leonard David; and
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| WHEREAS, Hubert David is survived by his sister, Sharon |
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| (Bruce) Peterson; his nephews, David (Beth) and Paul (Joan) |
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| Peterson; his great-nephews, Alex, Michael, and Ryan Peterson; |
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| and his great-niece, Nicole Peterson; 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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| mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Hubert |
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| David; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the family of Hubert David as a symbol of our |
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| sincere sympathy.
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