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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Jacob 
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Pugh of Chicago, who passed away on February 16, 2010; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Jacob Pugh was born February 1, 1936 in Grand 
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Junction, Tennessee; he was the son of Coy and Lucille Pugh; 
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and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Jacob was educated in the Tennessee school system 
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and later relocated to Chicago; he served his country as a 
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member of the United States Army; after his honorable discharge 
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from the armed services, Jacob worked at International 
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Harvester; following his Harvester employment, Jacob was 
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employed at his brother-in-law Emmit Petty's Accounting and Tax 
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Service for 18 years; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Jacob was a quick study and learned the ins and 
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outs of the tax business; he started his own independent tax 
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service and worked at it until his health failed; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents, Coy and 
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Lucille Pugh; his brothers, Robert and James Pugh; and his 
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sister, Alberta Pugh (Lady); and
  
 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Jacob Pugh leaves to cherish his memory, his wife, 
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Christine Pugh; his son, Alan Pugh; his sisters, Angeline 
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Lashey and Dorothy Petty; and his grandson, Robert; he also 
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leaves a host of sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nieces, 
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nephews, cousins, and friends; therefore, be it
  
 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Jacob 
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Pugh; and be it further
  
 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the family of Jacob Pugh as a symbol of our 
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sincere sympathy.