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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 thank the workers of Waste 
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Management Inc. in Elgin for their hard work and diligence in 
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saving Old Glory from the trash; and

 
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    WHEREAS, All 26 drivers at Waste Management's Elgin 
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facility work together to pull flags from the trash; the idea 
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started about four years ago with two drivers who now work for 
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the company in other towns; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Representatives with the American Legion's 
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headquarters in Indianapolis, blame ignorance of federal code, 
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which says United States flags should be discarded in a 
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dignified manner, preferably by burning; boxes of flags in the 
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office fill up more before a big holiday, such as Memorial Day 
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or the 4th of July; some arrive torn to pieces, others are in 
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nearly perfect condition; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Since October of 2008, 304 flags have been 
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collected out of the garbage and donated to the American Legion 
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Post 57 in Elgin; the American Legion properly disposes of used 
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American flags, whether large or small; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The men and women of Waste Management Inc. 
 


 






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include: Tom Sundstrom,
Mike Mulvey,
Mike Schuiteman,
Timothy 
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Weiher,

William S.
Baker, Stephen Barak, Don
Barr, Mathew

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Binzen, Robert
Buhlman, Ken
Buhlman, Steve
Bywater, Anthony

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Campagna, Hugo
Cortez, Alan
Crawford, Julian
Davis,
Mel Dodge, 
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Leonard
Hasemen, Chris
Henning, Charles
Henson, Joe
Jannuzio, 
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Donald
Juarez, Kyle
Klapprodt, Karl
Kolstoe, Jason
Kropp, Mark

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Kryger, Ken
Lancaste, Luis
Lara, Jamie
Lauderdale, Sue
Lewis, 
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David
Luplow, Brian
Massow, Dale
Mathews, Robert
McMiller, Dave 
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Miedema, Mike Straight,
Eduardo Moreno, Marcus Pettaway, 
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Gordon Porter, Jesse Reuter, Craig Rohrsen, Alvaro Rubio,  
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Barbara Shachter, Russel
Skepnek, Tom
Smith, Mike
Soto, Rick 
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Walters, Rodney Weber, Dan Zielke, Doug
Zywiciel, Eric Bendler, 
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Jamie
Enger, Kenneth
Holt, Tom
Klasen, Mike
Nelson, Charles

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Strackney, Steve Wasik,
Anita Mottys,
and Brandy Maier; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Greg Olsen, a native of Canada, has dual 
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citizenship and pulls in more flags than any other Waste 
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Management worker; he was recently honored by the American 
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Legion in Elgin and the State of Illinois American Legion for 
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his efforts; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Working together, the men and women of Waste 
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Management Inc. have shown patriotism and pride in their 
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country and the flag through these efforts; 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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thank Greg Olsen and the men and women of Waste Management Inc. 
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in Elgin for their hard work in saving Old Glory from the trash 
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and making sure that flags are disposed of in a proper manner; 
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and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the men and women of Waste Management Inc. in 
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Elgin as a symbol of our respect.