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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois are pleased to congratulate Michael R. Tongue |
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| on the occasion of his retirement; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on January 12, 1950, in Rockford to |
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| Henry and Garland Tongue; he attended Rockford schools and |
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| graduated from Auburn High School in 1968; following |
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| graduation, he joined the United States Marine Corps; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1969, he was accepted into the 4-year Northern |
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| Illinois Joint Apprenticeship Training Program; he graduated |
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| in 1973 and worked as a Journeymen Electrician Wireman; and
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| WHEREAS, As an International Brotherhood of Electrical |
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| Workers (IBEW) member, Mr. Tongue served his union and was |
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| elected to 1975 and 1978 IBEW conventions; he was also elected |
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| Treasurer in 1977 for a three-year term and Recording Secretary |
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| in 1980 and 1988 for IBEW Local 364; and
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| WHEREAS, He was hired as the first fill-time Training |
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| Director for the Northern Illinois Joint Apprenticeship |
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| Training Program in July of 1988, where he served until the |
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| Spring of 2006; in addition to his responsibilities as Training |
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| Director, he served as Chairman, Recording Secretary, and |
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| Treasurer over 18 years with the Midwest Electrical Training |
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| Directors from 1988 to 2006; he was a member of the National |
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| Training Directors from 1988 to 2006; and he served on the |
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| Winnebago Boone Workforce Investment Board from 2000 to 2006; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Tongue is known for his dedication to helping |
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| the apprentices, contractors, union, and community; many of |
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| these people will join together to celebrate his retirement on |
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| Friday, December 1, 2006; therefore, be it
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