Full Text of HR0486 97th General Assembly
HR0486 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 the members of | 4 | | Steamfitters Local 439 in Caseyville on the occasion of the | 5 | | organization's 100th anniversary; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Steamfitters Local 439 was created on August 12, | 7 | | 1911, when John Alpine, General President of the United | 8 | | Association of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry of the | 9 | | United States and Canada, chartered the Local in East St. | 10 | | Louis; Local 439 resided in East St. Louis until September of | 11 | | 1987, when the Local's new union hall was built and named the | 12 | | Donald J. Bailey Building after the organization's retired | 13 | | business manager; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, The members of Steamfitters Local 439 have built | 15 | | countless structures in the State of Illinois, from hospitals | 16 | | to schools to steel mills to powerhouses; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, The members of Steamfitters Local 439 have donated | 18 | | many thousands of man hours to their communities; the Local has | 19 | | raised funds for numerous charitable causes, including | 20 | | multiple sclerosis research, the Illinois Fire Safety Alliance | 21 | | Burn Camp, the United Way, St. Vincent DePaul in St. Louis, | 22 | | Missouri, the Caseyville and Fairview Heights Police |
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| 1 | | Departments, and the Hollywood Heights and Fairview Heights | 2 | | Fire Departments; the organization has also assisted military | 3 | | units, including the United States Marine Corps' 1st Light | 4 | | Armored Reconnaissance Battalion and the 3rd Platoon "Road | 5 | | Warriors" / 561st Engineer Company at Joint Base Balad in Iraq; | 6 | | and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Steamfitters Local 439 prides itself on its health | 8 | | and welfare, pension, annuity, and training programs, which it | 9 | | provides to its members at no expense; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, The members of Steamfitters Local 439 serve as | 11 | | models of hard work, integrity, and dedication for the people | 12 | | of the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 14 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 15 | | we congratulate the members of Steamfitters Local 439 on the | 16 | | occasion of the organization's 100th anniversary and wish them | 17 | | continued success in the future; and be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the members of the Steamfitters Local 439 as a | 20 | | symbol of our esteem and respect.
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