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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Thomas |
| 4 | | "Tommy" Lee of Chicago, who passed away on February 27, 2020; |
| 5 | | and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Lee was born in Chicago on November 23, |
| 7 | | 1951; he served in the U.S. Army at Ft. Dixon, New Jersey but |
| 8 | | was otherwise a lifelong Chicagoan; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Lee spent most of his career as an |
| 10 | | employee of AT&T; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Lee was an active member of the American |
| 12 | | Legion Chinatown Post 1003; he was a former commander who had |
| 13 | | been elected to a term in the 1990s; every year during the |
| 14 | | Chinatown Summer Fair, he volunteered at the Post's beer tent; |
| 15 | | during the annual Chinatown Lunar New Year's parade, he was |
| 16 | | part of the color guard ceremony with the Chinese American |
| 17 | | Veterans of the American Legion Chinatown Post; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Lee was a longtime, committed volunteer at |
| 19 | | the Chinese American Museum of Chicago, even prior to its |
| 20 | | founding; he helped with exhibitions, the maintenance of the |
| 21 | | facilities, and any tasks that needed to be completed around |
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| 1 | | the museum; after performing his color guard duties, he would |
| 2 | | join the Chinese American Museum's float at the Chinatown |
| 3 | | Lunar New Year's Parade; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Lee was a dedicated member of the Chinese |
| 5 | | American Citizens Alliance and helped with events and anything |
| 6 | | the organization needed; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Lee was a proud member of the Chicago |
| 8 | | Chinatown community who was generous with his time and |
| 9 | | talents; in his free time, in addition to serving as a |
| 10 | | volunteer and a handyman around the community, he enjoyed |
| 11 | | dining in Chinatown restaurants; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, At the time of his passing, Thomas Lee was |
| 13 | | survived by his three siblings, Susan, Earl, and Mary, and his |
| 14 | | numerous nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 16 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 17 | | we mourn the passing of Thomas "Tommy" Lee and extend our |
| 18 | | sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew |
| 19 | | and loved him; and be it further
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| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 21 | | presented to the family of Thomas Lee as an expression of our |