HR0282 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the State of Illinois are pleased to congratulate Dan Dugan, President and CEO of Mercantile Bancorp, on his retirement; and

WHEREAS, Dan Dugan began his banking career in 1964, starting as a teller at the People's Bank of Bloomington, going on to become an installment loan officer at the bank; he later became an assistant vice president and credit analyst for the American Fletcher National Bank in Indianapolis, Indiana, then moved to the First National Bank in Madison, Indiana, where he rose through the ranks to become president; and

WHEREAS, Dan Dugan began working for Mercantile Trust & Savings Bank as executive vice president on February 28, 1977; he became president of the bank in 1980, then became president and CEO of the newly formed Mercantile Bancorp in 1983; and

WHEREAS, Dan Dugan has been instrumental in the expansion of Mercantile Bancorp into a major corporate entity in the Quincy area, with more than one billion dollars in assets; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Dan Dugan on his retirement as President and CEO of Mercantile Bancorp and wish him the best for the future; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Dan Dugan.