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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The Illinois House of Representatives is
3delighted to honor Michael Zahn on the occasion of his
4retirement as Business Manager of the International Union of
5Operating Engineers Local 965; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Mike Zahn followed in the footsteps of his father
7and joined Local 965 in 1974; he spent nearly 30 years with
8Local 965, eventually becoming the business manager for the
9union; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Local 965 serves the operating engineers of 15
11counties in central Illinois, including Adams, Brown, Cass,
12Christian, De Witt, Logan, Macon, Menard, Morgan, Piatt, Pike,
13Sangamon, Schuyler, Scott, and Shelby Counties; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Mike Zahn has been a dedicated public servant for
15his entire career, serving as Chairman of the Illinois State
16Council and a member of the Greater Springfield Chamber of
17Commerce Diversity Development Council; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Mike Zahn is active in the Springfield-based Faith
19Coalition for the Common Good, whose mission is to unite
20congregations with other community organizations, identify
21common issues of concern in central Illinois, educate

 

 

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1themselves and others about those issues, and work together for
2systemic change that will advance their shared values; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Mike Zahn helped in the creation of Rochester
4Community Park in Rochester and organized the operating
5engineers who volunteered their time for all the site work at
6Southwind Park in Springfield; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Mike Zahn has been a strong advocate for improving
8infrastructure in the State of Illinois, often traveling to
9Washington, D.C. to meet with lawmakers to discuss the
10importance of infrastructure to Illinois' economy; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Mike Zahn's leadership in Local 965 is widely
12respected across both sides of the political aisle and has been
13known to work with Republicans and Democrats on the issues that
14matter most to his union; therefore, be it
 
15    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
16NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
17congratulate Michael Zahn for all his years of service to the
18people of central Illinois and wish him a wonderful retirement;
19and be it further
 
20    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
21presented to Mike Zahn as a symbol of our esteem and respect.