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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are pleased to congratulate Frank H. Musholt on 
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the occasion of being inducted into the Quincy Area Chamber of 
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Commerce's Business Hall of Fame; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Quincy Area Chamber of Commerce's Business 
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Hall of Fame was begun in 2006 to celebrate the rich history 
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and accomplishments of the Quincy area business community; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Frank Musholt was born in Quincy in 1939, a son of 
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Aloys J. and Isabel F. (Bohne) Musholt; he graduated from 
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Quincy Notre Dame High School, Quincy University, and Western 
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Illinois University, and held several industrial positions in 
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Louisiana, Missouri and Peoria before moving back to Quincy; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, In 1969, Frank Musholt became treasurer of 
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Hollister-Whitney Elevator Corporation, a fledgling company 
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with less than two dozen employees that produced 100-200 
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elevators a year at its original multi-level building on Front 
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Street in Quincy; in 1978, Mr. Musholt became the company's 
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vice president and general manager, a position he still holds 
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today; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Under Frank Musholt's leadership, the 
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Hollister-Whitney Elevator Corporation moved its location to 
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Schneidman Industrial Park and expanded its space to 200,000 
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square feet; the company currently employs 245 workers and 
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produces several thousand elevators each year; 
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Hollister-Whitney is now known around the world, producing 80 
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percent of the elevators in the United States in addition to a 
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good percentage of the international market; in recent years, 
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safety devices invented by Hollister-Whitney have become an 
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important part of the business and instrumental in inspiring 
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more elevator safety around the world; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Frank Musholt is a past president of the Great 
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River Economic Development Foundation and has served on the 
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Boards of Directors of St. Mary Hospital and the Quincy Area 
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Chamber of Commerce; he served as chairman of the City of 
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Quincy Sanitation Committee and was the first chairman of the 
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City of Quincy Loan Committee; he has served as a director of 
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Mercantile Trust and Savings Bank for over 20 years; he was 
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also a past treasurer of the National Association of Elevator 
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Contractors and is involved in the National Elevator Industries 
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Institute; 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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congratulate Frank H. Musholt on the occasion of being inducted 
 


 






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into the Quincy Area Chamber of Commerce's Business Hall of 
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Fame and wish him continued success and happiness in the 
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future; and be it further

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