Full Text of HR0345 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Richard "Dick" T. Deitz | 4 | | on the occasion of his retirement as mayor of the City of | 5 | | McLeansboro; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Deitz has faithfully served the citizens of | 7 | | McLeansboro for 32 years; he first served as the city alderman | 8 | | of the 3rd ward from 1989 to 1993 and then as mayor from 1993 | 9 | | to 2021; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Prior to public service, Mayor Deitz worked in | 11 | | the composing department of the Mt. Vernon Register News; he | 12 | | started his career with the organization in 1957 and continued | 13 | | his work there until 2004; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Deitz began a community safety committee | 15 | | that would later evolve into the Hamilton County Emergency | 16 | | Planning Committee; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Deitz implemented Zoning for the City of | 18 | | McLeansboro; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Deitz served on the Hamilton County 4-H | 20 | | Foundation; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Deitz continues to serve on the Hamilton | 2 | | County Tree of Lights Committee; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Deitz continues committee work to restart | 4 | | the city sponsored Christmas Parade; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Deitz was responsible for obtaining funding | 6 | | for and oversaw the McCleansboro water tower project from 2018 | 7 | | through 2021; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Deitz was responsible for obtaining a grant | 9 | | to fund the current sewer plant; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, In his spare time, Mayor Deitz enjoys spending | 11 | | time with his wife of more than 60 years, Sue, his son, Darrin, | 12 | | his daughter and son-in-law, Lynn and Mike Belangee, and his | 13 | | two grandchildren, Carson and Carter Belangee; therefore, be | 14 | | it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 16 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 17 | | we congratulate McLeansboro Mayor Richard "Dick" T. Deitz on | 18 | | his retirement, thank him for his service, and wish him the | 19 | | best in all his future endeavors; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to Richard "Dick" T. Deitz as a symbol of our respect | 3 | | and esteem.
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