HR0332 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate Tom Marcucci, Mayor of Elmhurst, on his retirement; and

WHEREAS, He is a lifetime resident of the City of Elmhurst; he has been married to Mimi for 31 years; and they have five daughters, Flavia, Frances (Matt Decker), Molly (Tom Smith), Annie, and Kitty; after his retirement he and his wife will enjoy a beach house they purchased in addition to traveling; and

WHEREAS, He was first elected to the office of Mayor in 1993; he also works at the family owned Gonnella Bread Company, where he serves as vice president of sales and marketing; and

WHEREAS, He currently holds the position of Treasurer of the Suburban O'Hare Commission; he is a member of the PACE Suburban Bus System Board of Directors, the DuPage County Stormwater Committee, the Illinois Compensation Review Board, the Chicago Metropolitan Mayors Caucus Executive Board, the Mayors Committee for the 2016 Olympics in Chicago, a board member of the Make A Wish Foundation of Illinois, a member of the Metropolitan Family Services in DuPage County Board of Directors, a member of the York High School Randy Mikal Scholarship Fund Board of Directors, and Honorary Chairman of the Elmhurst Children's Assistance Foundation; and

WHEREAS, He is the former President of The DuPage Mayors and Managers Conference, a former member of the Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission (NIPC), a former member of the DuPage Water Commission, the former girls volleyball coach at Immaculate Conception Grade School, the former Treasurer of the Immaculate Conception Grade School Parents Club, and a former member of the Immaculate Conception Grade School Board of Directors; and

WHEREAS, He is a graduate of Immaculate Conception Grade School, York Community High School, and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Drake University; he has also done continuing education in accounting at Elmhurst College; and

WHEREAS, As Mayor, Tom Marcucci has seen the passage of referendums providing for the complete reconstruction of York Community High School and a new Elmhurst Public Library; he has overseen the revitalization of the Central Business District, increased infrastructure spending, settled a dispute with the Illinois Department of Transportation that led to the rebuilding of North Avenue, and resurrected the Commission on Youth; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Mayor Tom Marcucci and wish him the best in his future endeavors; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Mayor Tom Marcucci as a symbol of our respect and esteem.