Full Text of HR0775 95th General Assembly
HR0775 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Central Grocers, Inc., which is located in | 3 |
| Franklin Park, Illinois, was founded in 1917 by 6 retail | 4 |
| grocers; and
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| WHEREAS, Joe Caccamo has spent 52 years at Central Grocers; | 6 |
| and
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| WHEREAS, Joe Caccamo began working at Central Grocers in | 8 |
| 1954 at the age of 20 as a receiving clerk in the frozen food | 9 |
| division; and
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| WHEREAS, Joe Caccamo was promoted to management in 1957; | 11 |
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| WHEREAS, Joe Caccamo worked his way through the warehouse | 13 |
| and trucking operations; and | 14 |
| WHEREAS, In 1982, Joe Caccamo was named Vice-President and | 15 |
| General Manager; he later became President of Central Grocers, | 16 |
| Inc.; and
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| WHEREAS, During Joe Caccamo's tenure, Central Grocers, | 18 |
| Inc. has grown from its original 6 member companies to 225 | 19 |
| member companies with annual consolidated sales of $1.2 |
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| billion; and | 2 |
| WHEREAS, Central Grocers, Inc. also owns 28 retail stores | 3 |
| through its Strack & Van Til subsidiary; and | 4 |
| WHEREAS, Joe Caccamo was honored in 1989 as Man of the Year | 5 |
| by the Italian charitable organization Unico; and
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| WHEREAS, Joe Caccamo has lent his depth of experience to | 7 |
| the Illinois Food Retailers Association and was honored as | 8 |
| their Industry Leader of the Year in 1991; and
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| WHEREAS, Joe Caccamo is retiring at the end of 2007 to | 10 |
| pursue his passion for golf and to spend more time with his | 11 |
| wife of 53 years, Lorraine, their 4 children, Joseph, Laura, | 12 |
| Leonardo, and Lisa, and their 12 grandchildren; therefore, be | 13 |
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 15 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 16 |
| congratulate Joe Caccamo on his successful career at Central | 17 |
| Grocers, Inc. and give him our best wishes for a long and happy | 18 |
| retirement; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 |
| presented to Joe Caccamo as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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