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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Father Joseph Trapp on his
4retirement from the St. Joseph Parish in Benton after 56 years
5of service to his community and faith; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Father Trapp was born and raised on a farm in Mt.
7Carmel; after attending St. Mary's Grade School, he attended
8the St. Henry Seminary in Belleville; and
 
9    WHEREAS, After being ordained on May 23, 1959, Father Trapp
10went on to serve at 11 churches across southern Illinois; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Father Trapp has served as a Pastor at Sacred
12Heart Church in DuQuoin, St. Peter Cathedral in Belleville, St.
13Patrick Church in Enfield, St. John Nepomucene Church in
14Dahlgran, St. Clement Church in McLeansboro, St. Mary Church in
15Shawneetown, St. Patrick Church in Pond Settlement, St. Rose of
16Lima Church in Metropolis, and St. Joseph Church in
17Elizabethtown; and
 
18    WHEREAS, After serving as the Pastor at St. Joseph Church
19in Benton since 2000, Father Trapp will retire in July of 2015;
20therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
2NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
3SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we congratulate Father Joseph
4Trapp on the occasion of his retirement and thank him for his
5years of commitment to the Town of Benton and the State of
6Illinois, and honor him for his 56 years of dedication to his
7faith and the thousands of parishioners he has served; and be
8it further
 
9    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10presented to Father Trapp as an expression of our esteem and
11respect.