Full Text of HR0315 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, German-Bliss Equipment is celebrating the 75th | 3 | | anniversary of its founding as the L.E. German Implement | 4 | | Company in Princeville; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, L. E. "Lou" German moved his family to Peoria from | 6 | | Paducah, Kentucky in the hopes of finding work, proving | 7 | | himself, and taking care of his family, resulting in landing a | 8 | | job with R. G. Letourneau and eventually the Allis Chalmers | 9 | | Machinery Company; Lou German followed his dream of selling | 10 | | farm equipment from his own business, setting up shop on his | 11 | | own in the spring of 1940; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, The L.E. German Implement Company started by | 13 | | selling Allis Chalmers equipment from a rented store front; the | 14 | | company eventually moved to their own land and began a pattern | 15 | | of diversifying with Massey-Harris, Ferguson, and eventually | 16 | | Massey-Ferguson in the late 1950s; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Lou German's oldest son, Bill, moved on to another | 18 | | opportunity, which allowed the younger brother, Chuck, to take | 19 | | a larger role and diversify the company even further; he | 20 | | obtained the Ford Tractor franchise, opened a new branch in | 21 | | Peoria, became a State of Illinois certified truck testing | 22 | | facility, and recognized the potential of Kubota Tractors, |
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| 1 | | which enabled the company to become the oldest and largest | 2 | | dealer of Kubota in Illinois; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, The L.E. German Implement Company continued to | 4 | | expand and opened another branch in East Peoria; Chuck German | 5 | | was also honored by being elected as the President of the North | 6 | | American Equipment Dealers Association, one of the longest | 7 | | running trade organizations in North America; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Lou German found himself being led to Jesus Christ | 9 | | in the late 1930s, which changed the course of his family; | 10 | | through Chuck's leadership, this led to the purchase of the | 11 | | Bliss Implement Company in 2000 and forming what is now | 12 | | German-Bliss Equipment; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Chuck German and his wife, Kathy, have been | 14 | | blessed with a daughter, Gretchen, who is involved in 4 Kubota | 15 | | dealerships in the Cincinnati, Ohio area, and 3 sons, Jeff, | 16 | | David, and Greg; Jeff is a missionary in Thailand with Wycliffe | 17 | | Bible Translators, David is a primary care physician in | 18 | | Glasgow, Kentucky, and Greg serves as the President of | 19 | | German-Bliss Equipment; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 21 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 22 | | congratulate the owners of German-Bliss Equipment on the |
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| 1 | | occasion of its 75th anniversary and on its commitment to | 2 | | central Illinois and the communities they serve, including | 3 | | Princeville, East Peoria, and now Springfield; and be it | 4 | | further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to Greg German, President of German-Bliss Equipment, | 7 | | Inc.
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