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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of
3 the State of Illinois wish to congratulate Tony Altieri on
4 his promotion to the position of State Commander of AMVETS;
5 and
6 WHEREAS, Mr. Altieri served in the Illinois National
7 Guard from March of 1955 until he was honorably discharged in
8 March of 1963; he had attained the rank of Sergeant E-5; and
9 WHEREAS, Mr. Altieri has been a life member of AMVETS
10 Phillip Carpenter Post 66 since 1991; he has held a variety
11 of offices in Post 66, including 3rd Vice Commander, Jr. Vice
12 Commander, Sr. Vice Commander, and Commander; he was named
13 Post 66 AMVET of the Year in 1997;
14 WHEREAS, Mr. Altieri has also been very active in the
15 Post 66 Building Corporation; under his leadership as Trustee
16 and Vice President, the Post 66 Building Corporation has been
17 completely renovated and redecorated including the
18 replacement of 3 heating and air conditioning units,
19 replacement of all of the kitchen appliances, and enlargement
20 and upgrading of the parking lots; and
21 WHEREAS, In addition to his work with Post 66, Mr.
22 Altieri has also been active with the Department of Illinois
23 AMVETS; he was Sr. Vice Commander from 1998 to 1999;
24 Commander from 1999-2000; Adjutant from 2000 to 2002;
25 Chairman of several committees in 2000, 2001, and 2002;
26 Illinois Provost Marshal from 2000 to 2001; and the alternate
27 delegate to the Combined Veterans Association of Illinois
28 from 2001 through 2002; and
29 WHEREAS, Mr. Altieri is also active in various other
30 organizations; he has served in various offices of the
31 Wheeling Jaycees, as Commissioner of the Palwaukee Municipal
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1 Airport since 1985, as museum curator for the Wheeling
2 Historical Society from 1987 to 1991, and as a Wheeling
3 Village Trustee from 1983 to 1991; and
4 WHEREAS, Mr. Altieri is also a devoted family man; he and
5 his wife have raised 5 sons and 2 daughters and are the proud
6 grandparents of 19 grandchildren; therefore be it
7 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
8 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
9 we congratulate Tony Altieri on his promotion to the position
10 of State Commander of AMVETS; and be it further
11 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12 presented to Mr. Altieri as an expression of our esteem.