Full Text of HR0032 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate William H. Rahn on the | 4 | | occasion of his retirement as Mayor of the Village of Westmont; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, William Rahn was born and raised in Westmont; he | 7 | | earned a bachelor's degree in business and marketing and earned | 8 | | masters degrees in special education and administration and | 9 | | counseling from Northern Illinois University; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, William Rahn began his life in public service as | 11 | | the volunteer chairperson for the Westmont Cable Television | 12 | | Committee in the 1980s; as chairperson, he and the other | 13 | | commissioners were successful in negotiating the initial cable | 14 | | contract that brought cable TV service to the community and | 15 | | leveraged the creation of a state-of-the-art television | 16 | | production studio and related services to the Village of | 17 | | Westmont, enabling Westmont to be one of the area leaders in | 18 | | using cable TV to record and playback government meetings; he | 19 | | also served as a chairperson of the Village of Westmont | 20 | | Planning and Zoning Commission and member of several other | 21 | | committees and was an active member of the DuPage Mayor's and | 22 | | Managers Conference; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, William Rahn first ran for elected office in 1983, | 2 | | when he was elected to the position of Village Trustee; after 4 | 3 | | terms as Trustee, he was elected to the position of Mayor in | 4 | | 1999, where he remained until his retirement; as Mayor, he | 5 | | emphasized fiduciary responsibility and making sure the | 6 | | village government is run efficiently; he has been a strong | 7 | | advocate of expanding community business development, | 8 | | maintaining quality programs and services for the community, | 9 | | and continuing family-friendly community events; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, As Mayor and in his personal life, William Rahn | 11 | | has held close relationships with the Westmont Chamber of | 12 | | Commerce, the Westmont Rotary, the Westmont Lions, the Westmont | 13 | | Special Events Corporation, and the Westmont Historical | 14 | | Society, where he was a charter member; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, William Rahn and his loving wife of 40 years, | 16 | | Jill, have 3 children, Peter, Heidi, and Danika; therefore, be | 17 | | it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 19 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 20 | | we congratulate William H. Rahn on the occasion of his | 21 | | retirement and wish him continued success and happiness in the | 22 | | future; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to William Rahn as a symbol of our esteem and | 3 | | respect.
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