HR0036 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate Frank H. Musholt on the occasion of being inducted into the Quincy Area Chamber of Commerce's Business Hall of Fame; and

WHEREAS, The Quincy Area Chamber of Commerce's Business Hall of Fame was begun in 2006 to celebrate the rich history and accomplishments of the Quincy area business community; and

WHEREAS, Frank Musholt was born in Quincy in 1939, a son of Aloys J. and Isabel F. (Bohne) Musholt; he graduated from Quincy Notre Dame High School, Quincy University, and Western Illinois University, and held several industrial positions in Louisiana, Missouri and Peoria before moving back to Quincy; and

WHEREAS, In 1969, Frank Musholt became treasurer of Hollister-Whitney Elevator Corporation, a fledgling company with less than two dozen employees that produced 100-200 elevators a year at its original multi-level building on Front Street in Quincy; in 1978, Mr. Musholt became the company's vice president and general manager, a position he still holds today; and

WHEREAS, Under Frank Musholt's leadership, the Hollister-Whitney Elevator Corporation moved its location to Schneidman Industrial Park and expanded its space to 200,000 square feet; the company currently employs 245 workers and produces several thousand elevators each year; Hollister-Whitney is now known around the world, producing 80 percent of the elevators in the United States in addition to a good percentage of the international market; in recent years, safety devices invented by Hollister-Whitney have become an important part of the business and instrumental in inspiring more elevator safety around the world; and

WHEREAS, Frank Musholt is a past president of the Great River Economic Development Foundation and has served on the Boards of Directors of St. Mary Hospital and the Quincy Area Chamber of Commerce; he served as chairman of the City of Quincy Sanitation Committee and was the first chairman of the City of Quincy Loan Committee; he has served as a director of Mercantile Trust and Savings Bank for over 20 years; he was also a past treasurer of the National Association of Elevator Contractors and is involved in the National Elevator Industries Institute; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Frank H. Musholt on the occasion of being inducted into the Quincy Area Chamber of Commerce's Business Hall of Fame and wish him continued success and happiness in the future; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Frank Musholt as a symbol of our esteem and respect.