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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to congratulate Virgil Becker on the 
4occasion of his retirement as board member of the Kaskaskia 
5Regional Port District; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Virgil Becker was born in Smithton on April 1, 
71933; he has
dedicated his life to public service and to his 
8family, including his wife of almost 62 years,
Jolene, his 4 
9children, his 8 grandchildren, and his 10 great-grandchildren; 
10and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Virgil Becker worked as a carpenter, ran Becker's 
12Corner Tavern, and founded
Becker Floor Covering, which is 
13still in the family today; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Virgil Becker served on the Smithton Village Board 
15from 1965 to 1989 before
serving as Mayor of Smithton from 1989 
16to 2005; he rejoined the Village Board in 2007,
bringing his 
17time on the Village Board to 52 years; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Virgil Becker was appointed by Governor Jim Edgar 
19to the Kaskaskia Regional Port
District board in 1992, 
20representing St. Clair County for 24 years as one of 15 
21uncompensated
board members on the board and serving as 
 
 
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1Assistant Treasurer; and
  
 
2    WHEREAS, As a member of the Kaskaskia Regional Port 
3District board, Virgil Becker
participated in the 
4diversification of the Kaskaskia Regional Port District from 
5single commodity
shipping on the river to over five different 
6commodities today; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Virgil Becker helped lead the Kaskaskia Regional 
8Port District to be the 76th
largest port in the country; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Virgil Becker will be retiring from his position 
10as a Kaskaskia Regional
Port District board member in 2016; 
11therefore, be it
  
 
12    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
13NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
14thank Virgil Becker for his
many years of public service and 
15congratulate him on his retirement; and be it further
  
 
16    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
17presented to Virgil Becker as an expression
of our esteem and 
18respect.