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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of this Body were saddened to learn
3 of the death of William J. Asselborn, Jr., Mayor of the
4 Village of Glenwood, on Wednesday, April 7, 1999; and
5 WHEREAS, He was born in Chicago on March 26, 1939; he
6 graduated from Mt. Carmel High School and subsequently
7 received his Basic and General Certificates from the American
8 Institute of Banking; he completed graduate and postgraduate
9 courses at the Wisconsin Graduate School of Banking; and
10 WHEREAS, Mr. Asselborn was a senior vice president at
11 Highland Community Bank in Chicago since 1997; before that,
12 he was the president and chief executive officer at Ashland
13 State Bank in Chicago, having joined the bank in 1963; and
14 WHEREAS, Mr. Asselborn was beginning his third year of
15 his second term as Mayor; he served three terms as a Glenwood
16 Trustee from 1980-1993; while Trustee, he was a member of the
17 Village's planning commission in 1979-1980 and was a member
18 of the Glenwood School District 167 Board from 1978-1980; and
19 WHEREAS, He was elected president of the South Suburban
20 Mayors and Managers Association in May of 1998 and was a
21 member of the Illinois Bankers Association's Federal
22 Legislative Committee; and
23 WHEREAS, He was a member of the Sertoma Club, the Chicago
24 Heights Country Club, and the Illinois National Guard at the
25 47th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue Armory in Chicago; and
26 WHEREAS, Mr. Asselborn's dedication was instrumental in
27 bring economic development to the area that included the
28 Village purchasing the renowned Glenwoodie Golf Course; the
29 new Village Hall/Police Station complex construction has
30 begun; and Mr. Asselborn was an advocate of bringing the
31 third airport to the Chicago Southland Area; and
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1 WHEREAS, His passing will be deeply felt by his family
2 and friends, especially his wife, Joyce; his children,
3 William, Donald, Thomas, Daniel, and Lisa; his
4 daughters-in-law, Jayne, Cathy, Nancy, and Jennifer; and his
5 granddaughters, Kara and Kristina; therefore, be it
6 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
7 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
8 we note with sorrow and regret the death of William J.
9 Asselborn, Jr., and extend our sincere condolences to his
10 family and friends; and be it further
11 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12 presented to his widow, Joyce Asselborn.
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