Full Text of HR0331 94th General Assembly
HR0331 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, On May 1, 2005, Donald L. Baker will celebrate 40 | 3 |
| years as Mayor of Peru; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Baker was born in Peru on October 23, 1929; he | 5 |
| graduated from LaSalle-Peru Township High School in 1947 and | 6 |
| from LaSalle-Peru Junior College in 1949; he attended Bradley | 7 |
| University and, after graduation in 1959, he and six others | 8 |
| formed Complete Industrial Enterprises, Inc. (CIE), a | 9 |
| wholesale electrical supplier; he is now President and | 10 |
| Treasurer of CIE; and
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| WHEREAS, He has been married to his wife, Anne, for 24 | 12 |
| years; he has three children, Lee Ann Clary, husband Phil; | 13 |
| Donald L. Baker, Jr., wife Suzanne; and Robert F. Baker, wife | 14 |
| Renee; and 11 grandchildren; and
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| WHEREAS, He was alderman of the Fourth Ward in Peru from | 16 |
| 1957 to 1961; he became mayor in 1965; in 1995, a flag flew on | 17 |
| the Capitol to honor his 30 years as Peru's mayor; and
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| WHEREAS, His vision has helped shape the growth of Peru; | 19 |
| during his tenure, the city has seen the construction of Peru | 20 |
| Mall and the Illinois Valley Regional Airport, along with many | 21 |
| major industrial improvements like United Steel Deck and James | 22 |
| Hardie Corporation, as well as the purchase of Perurail in | 23 |
| 1988, the railroad track that runs across the city's north | 24 |
| side; as a result, the city has a number of prospects looking | 25 |
| at sites along the track, and the unique ability of businesses | 26 |
| to transport from Peru by rail, highway, or river helps attract | 27 |
| even more businesses; in 1992, his dream came true when the | 28 |
| city sold $24 million in municipal bonds to build and establish | 29 |
| a hydro-electric plant at the Starved Rock Dam; today, the | 30 |
| plant provides 83 percent of the power needs of the citizens of | 31 |
| Peru; and
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| WHEREAS, Not only has there been an abundance of industrial | 2 |
| developments, Peru has seen many commercial improvements and | 3 |
| residential growth; Mayor Baker's tenure has also witnessed the | 4 |
| redevelopment of Peru's downtown, which added overall beauty | 5 |
| and commercial growth to the city; and
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| WHEREAS, Mayor Baker's accomplishments, his leadership | 7 |
| skills, and his commitment to the city have earned him the | 8 |
| respect and admiration of the community; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 11 |
| we congratulate Mayor Baker for his many years of exceptional | 12 |
| service to the City of Peru and extend to him our best wishes | 13 |
| for many more years of continued success and happiness; and be | 14 |
| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 |
| presented to Mayor Donald L. Baker as an expression of our | 17 |
| respect and esteem.
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