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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate
William Janas as he |
| 4 | | retires from his position at the Nabisco Bakery after 40 years |
| 5 | | of dedicated
service; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, William Janas was born in Anna on August 4, 1952, |
| 7 | | the same year that the
Nabisco Bakery was opened at 7300 South |
| 8 | | Kedzie Avenue in Chicago; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, William Janas was raised by his mother and |
| 10 | | grandparents in the shadow of the
Nabisco Bakery in Chicago's |
| 11 | | Marquette Park neighborhood; he was a graduate of Nativity of |
| 12 | | the
Blessed Virgin Mary Parish Grade School, and, after |
| 13 | | attending 3 different high schools in
3 different states, he |
| 14 | | graduated from St. Bonaventure High School in Sturtevant, |
| 15 | | Wisconsin; and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, After being encouraged by his uncle George Janas, |
| 17 | | Business Manager for District 8
of the International |
| 18 | | Association of Machinists, William Janas started his career at |
| 19 | | the Nabisco
Bakery as an apprentice machinist on October 23, |
| 20 | | 1973; and
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| 21 | | WHEREAS, William Janas trained at Washburne Trade School, |
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| 1 | | graduated from the 4-year
apprenticeship program, and then |
| 2 | | dedicated himself to a career where he repaired and
maintained |
| 3 | | the many different machines that produce the Nabisco products |
| 4 | | that are enjoyed by
many throughout the United States; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, William Janas has also been a member of Local 49 |
| 6 | | of the International Association
of Machinists and volunteered |
| 7 | | his time throughout the years as a steward and a member of the
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| 8 | | contract negotiating committee; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Throughout his 40 years at the Nabisco Bakery, |
| 10 | | William Janas worked countless
hours of overtime, and through |
| 11 | | this dedication and sacrifice, he and his wife, Patricia, were |
| 12 | | able
to put their 2 children through college; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, Despite the long hours he dedicated to his job, |
| 14 | | William Janas volunteered as a
coach for many Darien Youth Club |
| 15 | | soccer, basketball, and baseball teams and he is known
amongst |
| 16 | | his friends, family, and neighbors for giving baskets full of |
| 17 | | Nabisco cookies during the
Holiday season and for special |
| 18 | | occasions; and
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| 19 | | WHEREAS, For the last 5 years, William Janas has worked as |
| 20 | | a planner at the Nabisco
Bakery; and
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| 21 | | WHEREAS, William Janas's 40-year career will be celebrated |
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| 1 | | on his last day at work on
February 7, 2014; therefore, be it
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
| 3 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 4 | | we congratulate William Janas
on the occasion of his retirement |
| 5 | | from the Nabisco Bakery, thank him for being a model of hard
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| 6 | | work and commitment to his family and community, and wish him |
| 7 | | all the best in his future
endeavors; and be it further
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| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 9 | | presented to William Janas as an
expression of our esteem and |
| 10 | | respect.
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