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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate the Thennes family on the | ||||||
| 4 | occasion of the 60th anniversary of Ed's Rental doing business | ||||||
| 5 | in McHenry County; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Ed Thennes opened the first Ed's Rental store in | ||||||
| 7 | the City of McHenry in 1956 and began
renting a variety of | ||||||
| 8 | equipment to residents of the area; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, In 1974, Tom Thennes joined Ed in running the | ||||||
| 10 | business; he currently manages the McHenry location; and | ||||||
| 11 | WHEREAS, In 1976, Richard Thennes joined and, two years | ||||||
| 12 | later in 1978, he expanded
by opening a second Ed's Rental | ||||||
| 13 | location in nearby Crystal Lake; and | ||||||
| 14 | WHEREAS, Upon his graduation from the University of | ||||||
| 15 | Wisconsin at Madison in 1993, Tom's son, Don, came to work for | ||||||
| 16 | the family business; he now manages the Crystal Lake location; | ||||||
| 17 | and | ||||||
| 18 | WHEREAS, In 2006, a third location in Algonquin was opened | ||||||
| 19 | and is currently managed by Tom's other son, Peter, who came to | ||||||
| 20 | work for Ed's Rental in 2000; and | ||||||
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Ed's Rental is a proud member of the local Chamber | ||||||
| 2 | of Commerce; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, The three Ed's Rental stores continue to provide | ||||||
| 4 | excellent service to the people of McHenry
County and | ||||||
| 5 | neighboring areas as a premier location for the renting of | ||||||
| 6 | moving equipment, lawn and garden equipment,
construction | ||||||
| 7 | equipment, and party and entertainment equipment; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Ed's Rental has supplied valuable jobs to the | ||||||
| 9 | people of McHenry County for the last 60 years; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Ed's Rental is known for exemplary customer | ||||||
| 11 | service and a vast inventory of rentable items; therefore, be | ||||||
| 12 | it
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| 13 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 14 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 15 | congratulate the Thennes family on the 60th anniversary of
Ed's | ||||||
| 16 | Rental and its commitment to McHenry County and the people they | ||||||
| 17 | serve; and be it further
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| 18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 19 | presented to Don Thennes as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
| 20 | respect.
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