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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois learned with sadness of the death of their |
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| former colleague, Herbert V. Huskey of Palos Heights, on |
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| Wednesday, March 22, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, Born in Missouri, Mr. Huskey and his family moved |
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| to Illinois when he was young, and he became a lifelong |
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| resident; he valiantly served his country as a member of the |
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| U.S. Army during World War II; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Huskey made his living as a businessman and |
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| was the founder and owner of Ridgeland Auto Parts Company and a |
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| former President of the Automotive Wholesalers of Illinois |
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| (AWOI); he was also a shrewd real estate investor; and
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| WHEREAS, He was an active member of several service |
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| organizations and especially enjoyed gardening; and
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| WHEREAS, He had a passion for politics and served five |
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| terms in the Illinois House of Representatives, representing |
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| the Oak Lawn area between 1973 and 1982; he was affectionately |
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| known as "Mr. Republican of the Southwestern Suburbs", but also |
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| had friends across the political aisle; he also served as Worth |
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| Township Republican committeeman, village trustee of Oak Lawn, |
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| and was a three-time delegate to the Republican National |
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| Convention; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Herbert V. Huskey has been deeply |
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| felt by many, especially his wife, Sandy; his children, Barbara |
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| (Joseph) Theuma, Kathleen (Ron) Simpson, Mary (Bob) Perovich, |
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| and Wes (Kathy) Streblo; his grandchildren, Cheryl Novak, |
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| Jennifer Campbell, Dan and David Perovich, Lauren Streblo, and |
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| Jennifer and Paul Sabella; his eight great-grandchildren; his |
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| great-great-grandchild; his sister, Violet Rowe; and his many |