Full Text of HR1235 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 Mayor Joseph Dupar | 4 | | on the occasion of his retirement and to honor his years of | 5 | | dedicated service to the Village of Calumet Park; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Dupar and his wife, Betty, have lived in | 7 | | Calumet Park for 27 years; he has been supportive of social | 8 | | programs in the community for seniors and youths; he is a | 9 | | member of Southlawn United Methodist Church and has served as | 10 | | the chairman of the trustee board for the past 8 years; he | 11 | | worked for the Xerox Corporation for 30 years, 25 of which were | 12 | | in management; he is a Vietnam Veteran; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Dupar has been a part of many professional | 14 | | organizations and affiliations, including board member of | 15 | | Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago, ABJ Community | 16 | | Services, No-Dope Express, Inc., board chairman for Probation | 17 | | Challenge, Inc., and community coordinator for the Xerox | 18 | | Foundation in the Chicagoland area; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Dupar served on the Community Relations | 20 | | Commission in the Village of Calumet Park for 3 years; he was | 21 | | village trustee for 11 years; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Dupar was appointed mayor on April 1, 2008, | 2 | | upon the retirement of former mayor Buster Porch; he was | 3 | | elected mayor of Calumet Park on on April 7, 2009; he has | 4 | | brought new business to the area, improved the local schools, | 5 | | expanded summer job opportunities for youth, and fostered | 6 | | infrastructure improvements; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, The celebration of Mayor Dupar's retirement and | 8 | | the honoring of his service to Calumet Park will take place on | 9 | | Friday, October 26, 2012, at the Calumet Township Community | 10 | | Center; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 12 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 13 | | we congratulate Mayor Dupar on his retirement and thank him for | 14 | | his service to the Village of Calumet Park; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to Mayor Dupar as an expression of our esteem and | 17 | | respect.
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