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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate the Chicago 
4Magnesium  Casting Company on the 60th anniversary of its 
5founding; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Donald R. Burnett, relying on his experiences in 
7the United States Navy and equipped with a metallurgy degree 
8from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, founded 
9Chicago Magnesium on October 19, 1953, and for 60 years it has 
10been at the forefront of magnesium and aluminum sand casting; 
11and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Chicago Magnesium began in a small one-room  
13cinder-block building on a plot of land in south suburban Blue 
14Island; a few dedicated workers started by pouring castings for 
15the Piper Club airplane and making castings for a jukebox; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, By 1959, Chicago Magnesium outgrew its original 
17location and a larger foundry at the current Dixmoor site was 
18built; the sixties and seventies saw continued growth with the 
19company employing nearly 100 people and close to 75% of its 
20production devoted to military aircraft; and
  
 
21    WHEREAS, In 1976, Chicago Magnesium  was passed down to 
 
 
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1Donald's son, Richard Burnett; he became President in 1996 and 
2sole owner in 2010; and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, A celebration with the families of the 150 
4employees that now work at Chicago Magnesium will take place on 
5October 4, 2013; therefore, be it
  
 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
7NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
8we congratulate the Chicago Magnesium  Casting Company on the 
960th anniversary of its founding; and be it further
  
 
10    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
11presented to Chicago Magnesium as an expression of our esteem 
12and respect.