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 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members of the House of  Representatives  of
 3    the  State of Illinois are pleased to recognize milestones in
 4    the lives of citizens of the State; and

 5        WHEREAS, It has come to our  attention  that  Ray  Menke,
 6    Clerk  of  the  Village  of  Brussels, will be celebrating 50
 7    years of service with the Village of Brussels; and

 8        WHEREAS, Raymond "Ray" Joseph Menke was born in  Brussels
 9    on July 13, 1928 to Joseph and Elizabeth (Rose) Menke; he was
10    married  to  Marge Pohlman on November 17, 1956 at St. Mary's
11    Church in Brussels; and

12        WHEREAS, Mr. Menke became the Village Clerk  in  June  of
13    1954 after the death of his father, who had held the position
14    for  many years; he has served under several mayors including
15    Paul Mossman, Frank Mossman, Joe Pohlman, Lawrence  Flanigan,
16    Dr.  Robert  Held, Bonnie Held, Minard Kinder, Larry Eberlin,
17    and the present mayor, Sarah A. Kinder; one highlight of  his
18    time as clerk was his passion for the Village to purchase the
19    Charles  Burch  property; he put his heart and soul into that
20    project; and

21        WHEREAS, Mr. Menke valiantly served his  country  in  the
22    Korean  War  from 1951 to 1953; he owned Menke's tavern for 2
23    years and sold the business to his brother Richard  in  1958;
24    in  addition to serving as Village Clerk, Mr. Menke worked in
25    construction for several years and retired from Local 660 St.
26    Charles, Missouri in 1991; he has always had  a  passion  for
27    bookkeeping,  which is why he has enjoyed his work as Village
28    Clerk for so long; and

29        WHEREAS, Mr. Menke is a lifetime  member  of  St.  Mary's
30    Catholic  Church and the American Legion Post 685; he and his
31    wife enjoy their trips to the casino and he especially enjoys
 
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 1    woodworking in his retirement; he  is  the  father  of  Nancy
 2    (Don)  Moennig and Peggy (Dave) Weiner; he is the grandfather
 3    of Jill and  Allison  Moennig  and  Kyle  and  Bryan  Weiner;
 4    therefore, be it

 5        RESOLVED,   BY   THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES  OF  THE
 6    NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,  that
 7    we offer our heartiest congratulations to Raymond J. Menke on
 8    his  50  years of devotion to the Village of Brussels, and we
 9    thank him for his hard work and dedication; and be it further

10        RESOLVED, That a suitable  copy  of  this  resolution  be
11    presented  to  Mr.  Menke as an expression of our respect and
12    esteem.