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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The International Brotherhood of Electrical
3Workers (IBEW) was founded in 1891; the organization represents
4about 750,000 workers in the electrical industry in the United
5States, Canada, Panama, and several Caribbean nations; and
 
6    WHEREAS, IBEW International President Edwin D. "Ed" Hill
7was born on August 11, 1937 in Beaver, Pennsylvania; in 1956,
8he joined IBEW Local 712 in Beaver as a journeyman wireman and
9quickly became an active member of the local; and
 
10    WHEREAS, In 1961, Edwin Hill was elected to the political
11action committee of IBEW Local 712 and took on greater
12leadership roles; in 1964, he was appointed to the position of
13Vice President and eventually became President of IBEW Local
14712; and
 
15    WHEREAS, In 1976, Edwin Hill was appointed Vice President
16of the Pennsylvania American Federation of Labor and Congress
17of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO); during this time, he
18married his wife, Rosemary, and the pair became the proud
19parents of 3 children; and
 
20    WHEREAS, In 1992, Edwin Hill was appointed Representative
21of the IBEW Third District, representing Pennsylvania, New

 

 

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1York, New Jersey, and Delaware; he was appointed Vice President
2of the IBEW Third District in 1994; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Due to his diligence, tenacity, and advocacy for
4working men and women, Edwin Hill continued to receive greater
5responsibilities within the IBEW; in 1997, he was appointed
6International Secretary by President John "Jack" Barry; in
71998, he was named IBEW's Secretary-Treasurer; and
 
8    WHEREAS, On January 29, 2001, following John "Jack" Barry's
9retirement, Edwin Hill was appointed to serve as President of
10IBEW International; the following September, he was elected by
11a landslide vote and took office for his first 5-year term; he
12served as IBEW International President for more than 14 years
13and recently announced his plan to retire on June 1, 2015,
14after nearly 60 years with IBEW; therefore, be it
 
15    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
16NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
17congratulate Edwin D. Hill on his retirement and thank him for
18his nearly 60 years of dedicated service as a member of the
19International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers; and be it
20further
 
21    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
22presented to Edwin Hill as a symbol of our esteem and respect.