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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are pleased to recognize Dick Read for his | ||||||
| 4 | contributions to the community and congratulate him on his | ||||||
| 5 | induction into the Vermilion Advantage Hall of Fame; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Dick Read's modesty will only allow him to say he | ||||||
| 7 | sells cars, but he and his family have been an integral part of | ||||||
| 8 | the Hoopeston community for as long as most can remember; his | ||||||
| 9 | father, W.A. Read, owned a grocery distributor business that | ||||||
| 10 | supplied over 17 small mom & pop stores in a 30-mile radius in | ||||||
| 11 | the 1950s; W.A. Read eventually got out of the grocery supply | ||||||
| 12 | business and started Read's Pontiac, Buick, Oldsmobile, and | ||||||
| 13 | Chevrolet dealership in 1956; 58-years later a Read family | ||||||
| 14 | member is still selling cars in Hoopeston, with Dick now owning | ||||||
| 15 | Star Chrysler and Crown Ford; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Dick Read's interest in cars extends beyond just | ||||||
| 17 | selling them; in the 1960s he built his own hot-rod show car, | ||||||
| 18 | and he enjoys open-wheel racing, taking part in events across | ||||||
| 19 | the country from coast-to-coast; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Dick Read has always been a promoter for | ||||||
| 21 | Hoopeston; he sponsors community activities from grilling hot | ||||||
| 22 | dogs to raise money for a cause to sponsoring the town | ||||||
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| 1 | fireworks; he formed a group of business people to volunteer | ||||||
| 2 | their time, meeting weekly to brainstorm ideas to turn things | ||||||
| 3 | around for Hoopeston; he has been at the forefront of the | ||||||
| 4 | recent growth of the Hoopeston healthcare business and its | ||||||
| 5 | hospital; he jumpstarted the conversation regarding a new | ||||||
| 6 | McDonald's at Routes 1 & 9 after it hit numerous roadblocks, | ||||||
| 7 | and he was integral in raising funds for the renovation of a | ||||||
| 8 | former medical building that now houses the new Danville Area | ||||||
| 9 | Community College campus in Hoopeston; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Anyone who knows Dick Read will tell you that no | ||||||
| 11 | one loves Hoopeston and the people of the community more so | ||||||
| 12 | than he does, and he is the one who can find a way to say "yes" | ||||||
| 13 | when others are saying "no"; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Dick Read will be inducted into the Vermilion | ||||||
| 15 | Advantage Hall of Fame on March 16, 2014; therefore, be it
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| 16 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 17 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 18 | we recognize Dick Read for his contributions to the community | ||||||
| 19 | and congratulate him on his induction into the Vermilion | ||||||
| 20 | Advantage Hall of Fame; and be it further
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| 21 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 22 | presented to Dick Read as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
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| 1 | respect.
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