Full Text of HR0029 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Dan Silverthorn on | 4 | | his retirement from the West Central Illinois Building and | 5 | | Construction Trades Council; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Dan has been involved in the union construction | 7 | | trades for 45 years; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Dan has been a member in good standing of the | 9 | | Carpenters Local 183 for almost 18 years; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Dan served in the leadership of the Building | 11 | | Trades for 18 years, starting as Associate Director in 1992; he | 12 | | was promoted to Executive Director in 1999; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, The West Central Illinois Building and | 14 | | Construction Trades Council
represents 62 local unions and over | 15 | | 17,000 members of the 15 International Unions; the Council has | 16 | | a 13-county jurisdiction in West Central Illinois; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Dan is involved in numerous community boards such | 18 | | as the W.D. Boyce Council of the Boy Scouts, the Economic | 19 | | Development Council, the Workforce Development Council, the | 20 | | United Way, PALM/TRICON, the Peoria Labor Day Parade, and the |
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| 1 | | Peoria Labor Temple Association; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Dan currently serves as Chairman of the Heart of | 3 | | Illinois Regional Port District, as a Peoria Civic Center Board | 4 | | Chairman, and a member of the construction committee for the | 5 | | Peoria Riverfront Regional Museum; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Dan has received numerous recognitions over the | 7 | | years, including: United Way Pacesetter, Day of Caring; Boy | 8 | | Scouts Silver Beaver Award; Boys and Girls Club, Helping Hand | 9 | | Award; TRICON, Building a Better Community Award; TRICON, | 10 | | Construction Person of the Year; Rebuilding Together, Silver | 11 | | Hammer Award; Children's Hospital, Group Advocacy Award; the | 12 | | Peoria County Old Settlers Community Service Award, and many | 13 | | others; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Dan has done an incredible job over the years | 15 | | representing organized labor while providing volunteer | 16 | | leadership that is critical to the success of non-profits in | 17 | | our community; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 19 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 20 | | we congratulate Dan Silverthorn on his retirement and wish him | 21 | | the best in all his future endeavors; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to Dan Silverthorn as a symbol of our respect and | 3 | | esteem.
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