Bill Text: IL HJR0023 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Designates the date of January 19 as Stan Musial Day in the State of Illinois.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Failed) 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die [HJR0023 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HJR0023-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois General Assembly wish | ||||||
| 3 | to pay tribute to Stan Musial, widely proclaimed as the | ||||||
| 4 | greatest St. Louis Cardinal of all time; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Stan Musial was born on November 21, 1920 in | ||||||
| 6 | Donora, Pennsylvania; he married his high school sweetheart, | ||||||
| 7 | Lilian Labash, in 1940 and they remained married for nearly 72 | ||||||
| 8 | years until her passing in 2012; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Stan Musial played his entire 22-year career with | ||||||
| 10 | the St. Louis Cardinals between 1941-1944 and 1946-1963; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, In January of 1945, Stan Musial was drafted and | ||||||
| 12 | entered the United States Navy; he served his country for 15 | ||||||
| 13 | months and was honorably discharged in March of 1946; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, During his playing career, Stan Musial amassed | ||||||
| 15 | 3,630 hits, 475 home runs, and a .331 career batting average; | ||||||
| 16 | he was a first ballot hall of famer in 1969; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Stan Musial always took an active role in serving | ||||||
| 18 | the community; he was a prominent supporter of Wings of Hope, a | ||||||
| 19 | humanitarian organization dedicated to assisting those in | ||||||
| 20 | poverty and in need of medical attention; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, In February of 2011, Stan Musial was awarded the | ||||||
| 2 | Presidential Medal of Freedom; the highest civilian honor in | ||||||
| 3 | the United States; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Stan Musial was widely regarded as one of the | ||||||
| 5 | all-time greatest baseball players on and off the field; he | ||||||
| 6 | died peacefully on January 19, 2013; therefore, be it
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| 7 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 8 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | ||||||
| 9 | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate January 19 as Stan | ||||||
| 10 | Musial Day in the State of Illinois; and be it further
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| 11 | RESOLVED, That we urge the citizens of this State to take | ||||||
| 12 | cognizance of this event and to participate fittingly in its | ||||||
| 13 | observance; and be it further
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| 14 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
| 15 | presented to the family of Stan Musial and the St. Louis | ||||||
| 16 | Cardinals Organization.
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