Full Text of HR0444 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Gary Birschbach on his 50 | 4 | | years in business; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Gary Birschbach is an owner operator of three | 6 | | McDonald's restaurants in Decatur; he started working for | 7 | | McDonald's as a junior in high school in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin | 8 | | in November of 1969; after working in several levels of | 9 | | management for an owner/operator in Wisconsin, he purchased his | 10 | | first restaurant in Piedmont, Missouri in 1995; he had an | 11 | | opportunity to buy two restaurants in Decatur in 2000; his | 12 | | franchise grew to include seven restaurants in 2007; he sold | 13 | | four of the restaurants in 2009; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, In his first store, Gary Birschbach tested and | 15 | | implemented an ice cream product for then McDonald's CEO Jack | 16 | | Greenberg; this item was released in the U.S. as the McFlurry | 17 | | three years later; he has held several social functions at the | 18 | | Decatur McDonald's, so the public can interact with social | 19 | | leaders, including "Coffee with a Cop" and "Coffee with the | 20 | | Council"; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Since 2005, Gary Birschbach's stores have awarded | 22 | | over $175,000 in tuition assistance and assisted nine employees |
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| 1 | | in enrolling in online high school programs through the | 2 | | McDonald's Archways program; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Gary Birschbach serves on several boards, | 4 | | including the Central Illinois Ronald McDonald House Charities | 5 | | (RMHC) Executive Board, where he was instrumental in the | 6 | | remodel of the Springfield RMHC House and the Peoria RMHC House | 7 | | that opens in January 2020; he is a member of the St. Mary's | 8 | | Hospital Board of Directors, the Decatur Chamber of Commerce, | 9 | | where he is currently serving as president, and the WDCR | 10 | | Catholic Radio Executive Board; he is a Knights of Columbus 4th | 11 | | Degree Member; he previously served on the Pastoral Council of | 12 | | the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Decatur, on the | 13 | | Richland Community College Foundation Board, and as a board | 14 | | member and past president of the Easter Seals, where he was | 15 | | honored with the Seal of Excellence Award in 2013; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Gary Birschbach sponsors many events, including | 17 | | the District 61 New Teacher Breakfast, the Annual Gold Wings | 18 | | Motorcycle Charity Ride, the Annual Decatur Area High School | 19 | | Basketball Turkey Tournament, and the Summer Reading Programs | 20 | | at seven local libraries in Decatur, Forsyth, Argenta, | 21 | | Warrensburg, Oreana, Mt. Zion, and Cerro Gordo; he partners | 22 | | with Decatur dentist Dr. Brown to provide dental care to | 23 | | low-income children; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Gary Birschbach has been married to Laura, whom he | 2 | | met at McDonald's, for over 40 years; they have five children | 3 | | and 13 grandchildren; his passions include the McDonald's | 4 | | business, the Ronald McDonald House Charities, and the Green | 5 | | Bay Packers; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 7 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 8 | | we congratulate Gary Birschbach on his 50 years in business and | 9 | | commend his volunteer efforts; and be it further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to Gary Birschbach as an expression of our esteem and | 12 | | respect.
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