Full Text of HR0482 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Fred H. Bright, Jr. on the | 4 | | occasion of his retirement as Mayor of East Alton after 18 | 5 | | years; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Bright first came to the Village of East | 7 | | Alton as Police Chief in 1972; in 1978, he became the Director | 8 | | of Operations (Major) for the Madison County Sheriff's | 9 | | Department; he was appointed to the Park and Recreation Board | 10 | | in 1978, serving until 1983; in 1983, he was appointed to the | 11 | | East Alton Fire & Police Commission, where he served until | 12 | | being elected to the Village Board of Trustees, serving from | 13 | | 1987 to 1997; in 1997, he was elected Mayor of the Village of | 14 | | East Alton; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, During his tenure, Mayor Bright has overseen the | 16 | | demolition of numerous derelict structures and the | 17 | | construction of many new homes; new building codes were | 18 | | instituted, providing the residents of East Alton with safer | 19 | | housing; police and fire vehicles were modernized; and many | 20 | | infrastructure projects were completed; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Bright is the past Chairman of the Wood | 22 | | River Township Democratic Precinct Committeemen and serves on |
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| 1 | | the Madison County Democratic Central Committee; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Bright is a veteran of the United States | 3 | | Army; he earned his bachelor's and master's degree from | 4 | | Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville; he and his late | 5 | | wife, Shirley, have 2 daughters, Lisa (Sam) Darr and Erin | 6 | | (Todd) Watson and 4 grandchildren, Megan, Zackary, Braydon, and | 7 | | Jadyn; since 1983, he has provided insurance at his State Farm | 8 | | agency; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 11 | | congratulate Fred H. Bright, Jr. on his retirement as Mayor of | 12 | | East Alton after 18 years and we wish him the best in all his | 13 | | future endeavors; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to Mayor Bright as an expression of our esteem and | 16 | | respect.
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