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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, It is with great sadness that the members of the
3 Illinois House of Representatives have learned of the death
4 of former Representative Robert W. Craig of Danville; and
5 WHEREAS, Robert Craig was born in Collison on October 28,
6 1921; his parents were William John and Vera Lucille
7 Gutterridge Craig; on April 5, 1969 he married Kathryn Mae
8 Knapp Hughes in Clinton; and
9 WHEREAS, Robert Craig was a dairy and grain farmer at
10 Indianola in Carroll Township; he was also an area
11 auctioneer; Mr. Craig was a member of the Vermilion County
12 Farm Bureau, a former precinct committeeman, and a former
13 Vermilion County Democratic chairman; and
14 WHEREAS, The Honorable Robert Craig served as a member of
15 the Illinois House of Representatives for more than twenty
16 years, from 1955 to 1977; he was House minority leader and
17 majority whip during his time in the Legislature; he
18 sponsored bills concerning meat inspection, police training,
19 and providing money to poorer school districts for safety
20 improvements; and
21 WHEREAS, Robert Craig is survived by his wife, Kathryn;
22 his son, James R. Craig; his daughter, Judith K. Hawkins; his
23 brother, Harold Craig; his five grandchildren; and his four
24 great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
25 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
26 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
27 we mourn, along with all that knew and loved him, the death
28 of former State Representative Robert W. Craig of Danville,
29 Illinois; and be it further
30 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
31 presented to the family of Robert Craig.