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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate Father Louis
4 Busemeyer, S.J., of St. Rita of Cascia Church in Aurora, on his
5 40th year of ministry as a priest; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Father Busemeyer is the Parochial Vicar at St.
7 Rita of Cascia Church, Aurora and will celebrate this
8 anniversary on June 11, 2010; and
 
9     WHEREAS, Father Busemeyer was a young seminarian at
10 Bellarmine when it was located in North Aurora; he was ordained
11 in 1970 at St. Joseph's Church in Aurora, by then Bishop Arthur
12 J. O'Neill; and
 
13     WHEREAS, His provincial house later moved to Chicago and he
14 remained there as teacher for many years until he was invited
15 back to the Aurora area to teach at Aurora Central Catholic
16 High School and assist the pastor of St. Rita of Cascia Church
17 on Old Indian Trail in Aurora; and
 
18     WHEREAS, For the 10 years that he has been assigned to St.
19 Rita's Church, he has assisted the spiritual leadership of the
20 parish as well as taking on administrative duties on several
21 occasions, including pastoral sabbaticals and transitional

 

 

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1 times such as when Monsignor Willhite retired and the parish
2 was waiting on the appointment of a new pastor; and
 
3     WHEREAS, Father Busemeyer has received the St. George Award
4 in Scouting; he was a member of Troop 53 at St. Rita of Cascia
5 Church and supported the Catholic Committee on Scouting and
6 Religious Awards for Scouts; he is an avid outdoorsman; along
7 with Sr. Mary Catherine Martini at Aurora Central, he helped
8 guide groups of young people by canoe through the boundary
9 waters between Canada and the United States yearly; therefore,
10 be it
 
11     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
12 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
13 congratulate Father Busemeyer and wish him continued success in
14 his ministry; and be it further
 
15     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
16 presented to Father Louis Busemeyer, S.J., as a symbol of our
17 respect and esteem.