HJ0086 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to congratulate Father Joseph Trapp on his retirement from the St. Joseph Parish in Benton after 56 years of service to his community and faith; and

WHEREAS, Father Trapp was born and raised on a farm in Mt. Carmel; after attending St. Mary's Grade School, he attended the St. Henry Seminary in Belleville; and

WHEREAS, After being ordained on May 23, 1959, Father Trapp went on to serve at 11 churches across southern Illinois; and

WHEREAS, Father Trapp has served as a Pastor at Sacred Heart Church in DuQuoin, St. Peter Cathedral in Belleville, St. Patrick Church in Enfield, St. John Nepomucene Church in Dahlgran, St. Clement Church in McLeansboro, St. Mary Church in Shawneetown, St. Patrick Church in Pond Settlement, St. Rose of Lima Church in Metropolis, and St. Joseph Church in Elizabethtown; and

WHEREAS, After serving as the Pastor at St. Joseph Church in Benton since 2000, Father Trapp will retire in July of 2015; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we congratulate Father Joseph Trapp on the occasion of his retirement and thank him for his years of commitment to the Town of Benton and the State of Illinois, and honor him for his 56 years of dedication to his faith and the thousands of parishioners he has served; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Father Trapp as an expression of our esteem and respect.