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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Mayor Michael Collins on
4decades of hard work on behalf of the Village of Plainfield;
5and
 
6    WHEREAS, Mayor Collins has dedicated his career to serving
7his community, expressed through years of hard work to improve
8his home of Plainfield; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Mayor Collins was born in Joliet but has called
10Plainfield home his entire life; he attended Plainfield High
11School and Joliet Junior College; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Mayor Collins has worked in numerous part-time
13positions and also with the Will County Sheriff's Office and
14as a volunteer firefighter in Plainfield; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Mayor Collins' elected offices include serving as
16a Plainfield Fire District Trustee and as a Plainfield Village
17Board Trustee; he became the Mayor of Plainfield in 2009 and
18has held that position since then; and
 
19    WHEREAS, In addition to his work in public service, Mayor
20Collins also dedicates his time to various organizations; he

 

 

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1is a charter member of the Moose and belongs to the Lions Club
2and Civic Club in Joliet as well; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Throughout his involvement in his community,
4Mayor Collins has had the support of his family; he is the
5oldest of nine children and has the gift of three children, 12
6grandchildren, and 4 great-grandchildren; he has been married
7to his wife, Jo Ann, for 24 years; therefore, be it
 
8    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
9HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
10we congratulate Mayor Michael Collins on his decades of hard
11work on behalf of the Village of Plainfield and wish him the
12best in all his future endeavors; and be it further
 
13    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
14presented to Mayor Collins and his family to thank him for his
15service to Plainfield, his home.