Full Text of HR0291 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to
congratulate Tom Shaw on the occasion | 4 | | of his retirement after 48 years
as a successful businessman; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Tom Shaw began his business career working for | 7 | | Dixon
Telegraph in 1970; by 1975, he became the General Manager | 8 | | of Dixon
Telegraph, and in 1986, he was named President and CEO | 9 | | of Shaw
Newspapers; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Tom Shaw has had an esteemed career both within | 11 | | the confines
of Shaw Media, and out; he was a member of the | 12 | | Inland Press
Association, where he was President from 2008 to | 13 | | 2009, and Chairman of
the Board of Directors from 2008 to 2009; | 14 | | he was a member of the Board
of Directors for PAGE from 1997 to | 15 | | 2015, and Director for AMCORE Bank
from 1976 to 2002; he was | 16 | | the Director of Midland States
Bank from 2012 to 2017, and a | 17 | | member of several of their committees
concurrently; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Tom Shaw was the Lee
County Republican Central | 19 | | Committee Chairman in 1990; he was the
Republican National | 20 | | Convention alternate delegate in both 1980 and
1984; he was the | 21 | | Illinois State Republican Convention delegate
in 1990 and was | 22 | | the President of the Dixon Family YMCA for six years; he was |
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| 1 | | both a member and President of the Dixon Rural Fire
Protection | 2 | | District board and the KSB Hospital Foundation; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Tom Shaw has been honored with multiple awards | 4 | | over the
course of his career, including being named "Who's Who | 5 | | in the Midwest"
in 1989, and "Who's Who in America" from 1993 | 6 | | to 2017; he was named
"Outstanding Young Man of America" in | 7 | | 1979; in 2009, he was given the
Reagan Trail Days Legacy Award; | 8 | | in 2012 and 2016, he was gifted
awards from the Inland Press | 9 | | Association and in 2017, he was honored
with a Distinguished | 10 | | Service Award by the Illinois Press Association; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Tom Shaw is a true family man; he is happily | 12 | | married to his
wife, Tammy; they have seven children, J. Tom, | 13 | | Ben, John, Morgan,
Kate, Mary, and Kylie; nine grandchildren; | 14 | | and 20 foster
children; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 16 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 17 | | congratulate Tom Shaw on
his retirement as CEO of Shaw Media, | 18 | | and we wish him the best in all
his future endeavors; and be it | 19 | | further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to Tom
Shaw and his family as an expression of our | 22 | | esteem and respect.
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