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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 Joe Aden on the 
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occasion of his 32 years of dedicated service as Mayor of the 
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Village of East Cape; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Joe Aden was born in 1940 on a farm in Dongola; he 
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graduated from Dongola High School in 1958, where he was the 
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2nd highest scorer in Illinois basketball history and the 3rd 
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highest scorer in the nation in 1958; in 1985, he was inducted 
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into the Illinois Basketball Hall of Fame; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Joe Aden earned his bachelor's degree from Union 
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University in 1962 and his master's degree from Southeast 
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Missouri State University in 1968; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Joe Aden became one of the first trustees of the 
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Village of East Cape when the village became incorporated in 
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1975; in 1977, he became Mayor, a position he held until 2009; 
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and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, During his tenure with the Village of East Cape, 
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Joe Aden was instrumental in the establishment of James 
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Bartleson Park, the acquisition of the village's natural gas 
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system, sewer system, and playground equipment, and the 
 


 






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creation of the Bud Pierce Community Center; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, The Village of East Cape hosted a ceremony in 
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honor of Joe Aden on November 21, 2009; 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 Joe Aden on the occasion of his 32 years of 
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dedicated service as Mayor of the Village of East Cape and wish 
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him continued success and happiness in the future; and be it 
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further
  
 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Joe Aden as a symbol of our esteem and respect.