Full Text of HR1188 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to recognize milestone events in | 4 | | the lives of Illinois citizens; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Mr. Brad | 6 | | Halverson is retiring from Caterpillar after 30 years; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Brad Halverson started as a staff accountant in | 8 | | 1988; he then moved overseas and became the controller in | 9 | | Europe, where he was responsible for Caterpillar's financial | 10 | | reporting in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Upon returning to Central Illinois in 1996, Brad | 12 | | Halverson became the General Accounting and Finance Systems | 13 | | Manager; in 2010, he became the Vice President of the Finance | 14 | | Services Division, and for the past five years, he has been the | 15 | | Group President and CFO of Corporate Services and Financial | 16 | | Products at Caterpillar; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Brad Halverson graduated with an associate's | 18 | | degree in accounting from Illinois Central College in 1980; in | 19 | | 1982, he graduated from the University of Illinois with a | 20 | | bachelor's degree in accounting; he furthered his education and | 21 | | earned an Executive M.B.A. from the University of Illinois in |
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| 1 | | 1996 and completed Caterpillar's Advanced Management Program | 2 | | in 1996 and 2001; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Brad Halverson has shown that involvement in the | 4 | | Peoria area is important to him; he is chairman of the steering | 5 | | committee for the IHSA Boys Basketball State Finals, past | 6 | | chairman of the board and current board member for Easter Seals | 7 | | of Central Illinois and past member of the OSF Saint Francis | 8 | | Medical Center Community Advisory Board; he has further served | 9 | | his community by offering his leadership and expertise as | 10 | | treasurer for the Easter Seals Foundation Board of Trustees; | 11 | | beyond the local community, he is also a member of the Sysco | 12 | | Board of Directors, a board member of the U.S. Chamber of | 13 | | Commerce, and a member of the American Institute of Certified | 14 | | Public Accountants; he was previously a member of the | 15 | | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Business | 16 | | Dean's Council; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Brad Halverson grew up in Delavan and learned his | 18 | | work ethic from his parents; he was first introduced to | 19 | | Caterpillar through his father, who worked third shift for | 20 | | Caterpillar in East Peoria; his father worked two jobs, and his | 21 | | mother took care of Brad and his five siblings; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Brad Halverson married his high school | 23 | | sweetheart, Mindy, in 1980; they have three children, Tyler |
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| 1 | | (Que) Halverson, Lauren (Michael) Hasten, and Megan (Rob) | 2 | | Arseniadis; he also has four grandchildren, Allie Halverson, | 3 | | Mason Halverson, Brynley Halverson, and Connor Arseniadis; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Brad Halverson enjoys spending time with his | 5 | | family and friends, as well as golfing and playing basketball; | 6 | | therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 8 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 9 | | recognize Brad Halverson on his outstanding career with | 10 | | Caterpillar and his energetic volunteer service to his | 11 | | community; we wish him every success in his retirement; and be | 12 | | it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to Brad Halverson as an expression of our esteem and | 15 | | respect.
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