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92_HR0046
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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to honor our former colleague
4 from the Tenth District in Chicago, the Honorable Coy Pugh;
5 and
6 WHEREAS, Coy Pugh, an ordained minister, was born on
7 February 27, 1952, in Chicago, Illinois; he received his
8 Bachelor of Arts degree in inner cities studies from
9 Northeastern Illinois University and his masters of theology
10 from the University of Chicago; and
11 WHEREAS, Former State Representative Coy Pugh served in
12 the Illinois House of Representatives with distinction; he
13 was first elected in 1992 and re-elected in 1994, 1996, and
14 1998; and
15 WHEREAS, While in the House of Representatives, Mr. Pugh
16 served as the Chairman of the Revenue Committee, and served
17 on the Appropriations-Public Safety Committee, the Human
18 Services Committee, the Personnel and Pensions Committee, the
19 Special Committee on Tobacco Settlement Proceeds
20 Distribution, and the Joint Committee on Administrative
21 Rules; and
22 WHEREAS, Mr. Pugh's legislative priorities included
23 fighting crime, bringing businesses and jobs to the poor and
24 neglected areas, protecting minority rights, and working to
25 teach our children to work hard and live with good moral
26 standards; in 1996, he successfully stopped chain gangs from
27 being instituted in Illinois; and
28 WHEREAS, Coy Pugh, as a member of the Illinois House of
29 Representatives compiled a legislative record that the
30 citizens of the Tenth District and all of Illinois can be
31 proud of; therefore, be it
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1 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
2 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
3 we thank Former State Representative Coy Pugh for his hard
4 work and dedication to the people of the State of Illinois,
5 and wish our former colleague, his wife Addie and their three
6 children, success and happiness in the future; and be it
7 further
8 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9 presented to Former State Representative Coy Pugh along with
10 our sincere regards.