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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the
3 State of Illinois are pleased to congratulate Michael R. Tongue
4 on the occasion of his retirement; and
 
5     WHEREAS, He was born on January 12, 1950, in Rockford to
6 Henry and Garland Tongue; he attended Rockford schools and
7 graduated from Auburn High School in 1968; following
8 graduation, he joined the United States Marine Corps; and
 
9     WHEREAS, In 1969, he was accepted into the 4-year Northern
10 Illinois Joint Apprenticeship Training Program; he graduated
11 in 1973 and worked as a Journeymen Electrician Wireman; and
 
12     WHEREAS, As an International Brotherhood of Electrical
13 Workers (IBEW) member, Mr. Tongue served his union and was
14 elected to 1975 and 1978 IBEW conventions; he was also elected
15 Treasurer in 1977 for a three-year term and Recording Secretary
16 in 1980 and 1988 for IBEW Local 364; and
 
17     WHEREAS, He was hired as the first fill-time Training
18 Director for the Northern Illinois Joint Apprenticeship
19 Training Program in July of 1988, where he served until the
20 Spring of 2006; in addition to his responsibilities as Training
21 Director, he served as Chairman, Recording Secretary, and
22 Treasurer over 18 years with the Midwest Electrical Training
23 Directors from 1988 to 2006; he was a member of the National
24 Training Directors from 1988 to 2006; and he served on the
25 Winnebago Boone Workforce Investment Board from 2000 to 2006;
26 and
 
27     WHEREAS, Mr. Tongue is known for his dedication to helping
28 the apprentices, contractors, union, and community; many of
29 these people will join together to celebrate his retirement on
30 Friday, December 1, 2006; therefore, be it
 

 

 

HR1442 - 2 - LRB094 21549 HSS 59921 r

1     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
2 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
3 we congratulate Michael R. Tongue on the occasion of his
4 retirement; and be it further
 
5     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6 presented to Mr. Tongue as an expression of our respect and
7 esteem and with best wishes for the future.