Full Text of HR0756 95th General Assembly
HR0756 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate Dennis L. Myers on | 4 |
| the occasion of his retirement as Vice President and General | 5 |
| Counsel for the Midwest Area at Verizon Wireless; and
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| WHEREAS, Dennis Myers is a native of Ogden, Illinois; he | 7 |
| earned his bachelor's degree from Knox College in Galesburg, | 8 |
| Illinois in 1969 and his J.D. from the University of Illinois | 9 |
| School of Law in 1972; he was admitted to the Illinois Bar in | 10 |
| 1972 and the Indiana Bar in 1986; and
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| WHEREAS, From 1972 until 1985, Dennis Myers was a partner | 12 |
| at Meyer, Capel, Hirschfeld, Muncy, Jahn & Alden in Champaign, | 13 |
| Illinois, where he specialized in telecommunications, | 14 |
| commercial, real estate, and health care law; and
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| WHEREAS, Dennis Myers has been a significant contributor to | 16 |
| the success of the wireless industry in this State and | 17 |
| throughout the Midwest over the last 20 years; in 1985, he | 18 |
| accepted a position as an attorney at the Indiana Bell | 19 |
| Telephone Company, working there until 1988; from 1988 to 1999, | 20 |
| he served as Vice President and General Counsel for Ameritech | 21 |
| Mobile Communications, Inc.; he served as Associate General | 22 |
| Counsel for GTE Wireless from 1999 until 2000; from 2000 to |
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| 2001, he served as Associate General Counsel of Northern | 2 |
| Operations for Verizon Wireless, where he was responsible for | 3 |
| the company's field legal staff in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, | 4 |
| Northwest, and Great Lakes regions; in 2001, he became Vice | 5 |
| President and General Counsel of Verizon Wireless' Midwest | 6 |
| Area, where he was responsible for managing the company's legal | 7 |
| issues over 15 states; and
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| WHEREAS, Dennis Myers and his wife Kathryn, whom he married | 9 |
| on March 22, 1969, have three children, James, who is currently | 10 |
| a Strategic Planning Analyst for FedEx, Leah, who is an | 11 |
| Assistant Attorney General of Criminal Appeals for the Illinois | 12 |
| Attorney General's Office, and Timothy, who is currently | 13 |
| pursuing his bachelor's degree from Marquette University; and
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| WHEREAS, Dennis Myers' quiet demeanor, solid legal advice, | 15 |
| and avuncular style have earned him the respect of his | 16 |
| co-workers, family, and friends; he will be sorely missed by | 17 |
| his colleagues at Verizon Wireless; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 19 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 20 |
| congratulate Dennis L. Myers on the occasion of his retirement | 21 |
| and wish him continued success and happiness in the future; and | 22 |
| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 |
| presented to Dennis L. Myers as a symbol of our esteem and | 3 |
| respect.
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