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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives are pleased to recognize milestone events in 
4the lives of Illinois citizens; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Doug Wilson is retiring as Mayor of the City of 
6Henry after eight years of municipal service; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Mayor Wilson, an Ohio native,  received his formal 
8education in Ohio; he graduated from Buckeye High School in 
9York, Ohio; he  graduated as a Diesel Engine Technician from 
10Ohio Diesel Technical Institute in 1983; he furthered his 
11education at the University of Akron, where he graduated Cum 
12Laude and received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical 
13Engineering in 1998; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, After his graduation in 1998, Mayor Wilson moved 
15to Illinois, where he began working as a Test Center Engineer 
16at Caterpillar; during his 21 years at Caterpillar, he has held 
17many leadership positions, most notably as a Multiple Project 
18Manager and a Diesel Engine Technical Trouble Shooter & Complex 
19Issue Problem Solver; he has obtained three U.S. Patents, 
20including one that is still current; and
  
 
21    WHEREAS, Mayor Wilson was elected 2nd Ward Alderman for the 
 
 
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1City of Henry in 2011; he was elected Mayor of the City of 
2Henry in 2014; and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, Leading the City of Henry, Mayor Wilson worked 
4successfully to eliminate the sewer debt that had been looming 
5over the town; he focused on keeping the City of Henry peaceful 
6and friendly; foremost, he drove the Henry Port Project, which 
7brought industrial development to the area; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Mayor Wilson looks forward to retiring in Southern 
9Ohio with his wife, Romanita, on the seven-acre rural site he 
10purchased in 1985; therefore, be it
  
 
11    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
12HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
13we congratulate Mayor Doug Wilson on the occasion of his 
14retirement and wish him all the best in his future endeavors; 
15and be it further
  
 
16    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
17presented to Mayor Wilson as an expression of our esteem and 
18respect.