Full Text of HR0339 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Harold "Hap" Gilbert on | 4 | | the occasion of his retirement as Mayor of the Village of | 5 | | Forsyth on May 6, 2013; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Harold Gilbert was born on April 4, 1940, in the | 7 | | Blue Mound area; he married his loving wife, Donna, on April | 8 | | 25, 1959; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Harold Gilbert graduated from MacArthur High | 10 | | School in 1958; he subsequently earned his associate's degree | 11 | | in industrial technology from Richland Community College; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Harold Gilbert served his country with pride as a | 13 | | member of the National Guard from 1958 to 1962; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Harold Gilbert was employed at Caterpillar, Inc. | 15 | | for nearly 44 years until his retirement on December 1, 2002; | 16 | | and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Harold Gilbert was elected to serve as Mayor of | 18 | | the Village of Forsyth in 2001 and was reelected to the | 19 | | position in 2005 and 2009; he formerly served as a village | 20 | | trustee for 22 years; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Harold Gilbert enjoys bowling, golf, antiquing, | 2 | | and spending time with his grandchildren; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Harold Gilbert and his wife have 2 sons, Eric and | 4 | | Tim, and 7 grandchildren; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Harold Gilbert serves as a model of hard work, | 6 | | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | 7 | | Illinois; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 9 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 10 | | we congratulate Harold "Hap" Gilbert on the occasion of his | 11 | | retirement as Mayor of the Village of Forsyth and wish him | 12 | | continued success and happiness in the future; and be it | 13 | | further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to Harold Gilbert as a symbol of our esteem and | 16 | | respect.
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