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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, It is necessary to recognize those who are 
3dedicated to the betterment
of the State of Illinois and their 
4communities; and
  
 
  
5    WHEREAS, Robert J. "Pud" Williams was born on June 21, 1926 
6in Centervllle, the son
of Robert P. and Mamie Olive (nee 
7Vaught) Williams; he married Dorothy Lee Given on
December 27, 
81952: he served at Director of Agriculture for the State of 
9Illinois from
1972 to 1976; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, During his tenure as Director of Agriculture and 
11Chairman of the White
County Board, Robert J. "Pud" Williams 
12made it a priority to boost the local economy by
working for 
13better infrastructure throughout the area; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, Robert J. "Pud" Williams played an instrumental 
15role in achieving the new
Carmi Airport, an intersection at the 
16First Baptist Church in Carmi, and the Interstate 64
exit at 
17mile marker 117; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, It is fitting to dedicate the Burnt Prairie exit 
19at mile marker 117 on Interstate 64 in honor
of Director Robert 
20J. "Pud" Williams; therefore, be it
  
 
 
 
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1    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
2NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE 
3SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the Burnt Prairie 
4interstate exit at mile marker 117 on Interstate 64 as the 
5"Robert J.
"Pud" Williams Memorial Exit"; and be it further
 
6    RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Transportation 
7is requested to erect at
at suitable locations, consistent with 
8State and federal regulations, appropriate plaques
or signs 
9giving notice of the name of "Robert J.
"Pud" Williams Memorial 
10Exit"; and be it further
  
 
11    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
12presented to the Secretary of the
Illinois Department of 
13Transportation and the family of Robert J. "Pud" Williams.