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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Earl Struck,
3 President and CEO of the Association of Illinois Electric
4 Cooperatives (AIEC), is retiring after 27 years with the
5 Association; and
 
6     WHEREAS, In his position as President and CEO, Mr. Struck
7 directed a staff of professional and support personnel that
8 provide specialized utility service to the 24 not-for-profit
9 electric distribution cooperatives and two generation and
10 transmission cooperatives operating in Illinois; with more
11 than 54,117 miles of line, the Association's members provide
12 electric service to more than 600,000 Illinoisans, located in
13 86 Illinois counties; and
 
14     WHEREAS, Before assuming responsibilities as the
15 Association's CEO, he was responsible for directing the
16 governmental affairs program for Illinois electric
17 cooperatives at the state and national level; prior to joining
18 the AIEC, he served on the legislative staff of the Illinois
19 Farm Bureau; and
 
20     WHEREAS, Mr. Struck is well-known in the State House and is
21 a former Speaker of the Illinois Third House, the organization
22 of all Illinois lobbyists; he has served on a variety of
23 national electric cooperative committees and task forces, as
24 well as several advisory committees to the Illinois General
25 Assembly; he and his wife Sherry reside in Springfield;
26 therefore, be it
 
27     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
28 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
29 we congratulate Earl Struck on the occasion of his retirement
30 as President and CEO of the Association of Illinois Electric
31 Cooperatives (AIEC); and be it further
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2 presented to Earl Struck as an expression of our respect and
3 esteem and with best wishes for a peaceful and relaxing
4 retirement.