HR1007 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HR1007 LRB102 29759 ECR 41825 r

HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to recognize Blondell Plumbing on providing 120 years of service to the Quad Cities community; and

WHEREAS, Blondell Plumbing was originally founded as Swanson Plumbing by Victor Swanson in 1902; in the century that followed, the business was passed down to family members three times, first to Victor's daughter Marion in 1941, then to Walt Blondell in the mid-1960s, and finally to Walt's son Steve in 2002; and

WHEREAS, Blondell Plumbing gained its current name in 1941; and

WHEREAS, Blondell Plumbing's various owners have invested much of their own time and energy in learning, practicing, and sharing their knowledge of their trade, with many entering the trade and business directly after finishing school and continuing to help around the business well into retirement; the business has also served as a great place of education for the next generations of tradesmen through its apprenticeship programs with the Local 25 Union; and

WHEREAS, Blondell Plumbing has been crucial to the completion of many area projects in the Quad Cities, including residential and commercial buildings; the business' team has also helped to build a community of respect, cooperation, and friendship among various contractors in the area through collaboration on large projects; and

WHEREAS, Blondell Plumbing has developed a reputation as an upstanding and reliable business within the community through cultivating relationships with clients in the community over several generations, permitting the business to continue to rely solely on word-of-mouth advertising; and

WHEREAS, With the retirement of Blondell Plumbing's current owner, Steve Blondell, in 2022, the business will close after over a century of operating in Moline; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we recognize and thank Blondell Plumbing for serving the Quad Cities community for the past 120 years; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the owners of Blondell Plumbing as a symbol of our respect and esteem.