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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, S. Watson Tidball of Greenville will celebrate his 
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80th birthday on July 7, 2005; and
 

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    WHEREAS, He has been and active citizen of Greenville and 
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Bond County since 1947 when he came from Canada to Greenville 
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as a student at Greenville College; and
 

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    WHEREAS, Dr. Tidball has been involved in the Chamber of 
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Commerce, Commercial Club, the City Planning Commission, and 
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has devoted hours of community service to the Bond County 
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Senior Center, serving as secretary for a number of years; he 
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has served as Master of Ceremonies for the Bond County Fair 
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Beauty Pageant, entertained church and civic groups with his 
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music and comedy routine, and has given travelogues of his many 
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trips throughout the world; and
 

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    WHEREAS, He and his wife, Bonnie, have been tour guides for 
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many local citizens on worldwide trips; he is a frequent Master 
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of Ceremonies at Fair Oaks Nursing Home events and regularly 
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visits the "elderly" in nursing homes in Greenville; he is a 
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1997 recipient of the Gerald Turley Memorial Award given by the 
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Chamber of Commerce, and he received an honorary Doctorate of 
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Public Service from Greenville College; he has been involved in 
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countless other organizations and events too numerous to name; 
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and
 

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    WHEREAS, All six of the Tidball children attended Bond 
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County Community Unit #2 schools from kindergarten through high 
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school and all graduated from Greenville College; and
 

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    WHEREAS, In addition to his work at Greenville College, Dr. 
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Tidball has worked at the Donnell-Weigand Funeral Home for over 
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50 years as their accountant; he provides income tax services 
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for a number of Greenville residents; he has assisted numerous 
 


 






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elderly, single, and widowed persons in understanding their 
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financial concerns; he provides "taxi" service for many people 
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who need rides to the airport as well as to hospitals and 
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doctor appointments in St. Louis and other cities; and
 

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    WHEREAS, He is also actively involved in his church; he has 
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been a bell-ringer for the Salvation Army at Christmas time, 
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and supported many fund raisers such as the fish fries at St. 
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Lawrence Catholic Church, the pancake breakfasts for the 
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Kiwanis, chili suppers for the Boy Scouts, and he made apple 
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butter for the Hospital Bazaar; he is a regular volunteer at 
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the office of Illinois State Senator Frank Watson; therefore, 
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be it
 

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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
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we congratulate Dr. Watson Tidball on the occasion of his 80th 
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birthday, and we thank him for his numerous contributions to 
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his community; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Dr. Watson as an expression of our respect and 
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esteem and with best wishes for many more happy birthdays.