HR0787 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate Bill Kesler on the occasion of his retirement; and

WHEREAS, Bill Kesler is a graduate of Danville High School, where he was a co-captain of the school's swim team and served as a class officer; he graduated with a Juris Doctorate degree in 1952 from the University of Illinois Law School; and

WHEREAS, Bill Kesler has had a long and distinguished career in the legal profession; he served as Danville's city attorney over a four-year period during the 1950's; in 1953, he began working for the law firm of Kesler, Laury, Garman, Brougher, Lietz, and Townsley, P.C., whose original members included Bookwalter, Carter, Gunn, and Hickman; he was made a partner in the firm in 1961; his name was put at the head of the partner list in 2001; he also serves as a certified public accountant, a position that served him well for a career in business law, where he daily handled real estate transactions, wills, trusts and estate planning, and represented small family businesses; and

WHEREAS, Bill Kesler has also been an active supporter of many local boards and organizations, including the Lakeview Foundation, the Danville Symphony Foundation, and the Danville Family YMCA; he is a member of the Springhill Cemetery Board, the Danville Rotary, and the St. James United Methodist Church; and

WHEREAS, Bill Kesler plans to spend his retirement traveling with his wife of 25 years, Bev, spending more time with his grown children and seven grandchildren, and perfecting his golf game; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Bill Kesler on the occasion of his retirement and wish him many happy and healthy retirement years; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Bill Kesler as a symbol of our esteem and respect.