Full Text of HR0796 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate
William Janas as he | 4 | | retires from his position at the Nabisco Bakery after 40 years | 5 | | of dedicated
service; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, William Janas was born in Anna on August 4, 1952, | 7 | | the same year that the
Nabisco Bakery was opened at 7300 South | 8 | | Kedzie Avenue in Chicago; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, William Janas was raised by his mother and | 10 | | grandparents in the shadow of the
Nabisco Bakery in Chicago's | 11 | | Marquette Park neighborhood; he was a graduate of Nativity of | 12 | | the
Blessed Virgin Mary Parish Grade School, and, after | 13 | | attending 3 different high schools in
3 different states, he | 14 | | graduated from St. Bonaventure High School in Sturtevant, | 15 | | Wisconsin; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, After being encouraged by his uncle George Janas, | 17 | | Business Manager for District 8
of the International | 18 | | Association of Machinists, William Janas started his career at | 19 | | the Nabisco
Bakery as an apprentice machinist on October 23, | 20 | | 1973; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, William Janas trained at Washburne Trade School, |
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| 1 | | graduated from the 4-year
apprenticeship program, and then | 2 | | dedicated himself to a career where he repaired and
maintained | 3 | | the many different machines that produce the Nabisco products | 4 | | that are enjoyed by
many throughout the United States; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, William Janas has also been a member of Local 49 | 6 | | of the International Association
of Machinists and volunteered | 7 | | his time throughout the years as a steward and a member of the
| 8 | | contract negotiating committee; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Throughout his 40 years at the Nabisco Bakery, | 10 | | William Janas worked countless
hours of overtime, and through | 11 | | this dedication and sacrifice, he and his wife, Patricia, were | 12 | | able
to put their 2 children through college; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Despite the long hours he dedicated to his job, | 14 | | William Janas volunteered as a
coach for many Darien Youth Club | 15 | | soccer, basketball, and baseball teams and he is known
amongst | 16 | | his friends, family, and neighbors for giving baskets full of | 17 | | Nabisco cookies during the
Holiday season and for special | 18 | | occasions; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, For the last 5 years, William Janas has worked as | 20 | | a planner at the Nabisco
Bakery; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, William Janas's 40-year career will be celebrated |
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| 1 | | on his last day at work on
February 7, 2014; therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 3 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 4 | | we congratulate William Janas
on the occasion of his retirement | 5 | | from the Nabisco Bakery, thank him for being a model of hard
| 6 | | work and commitment to his family and community, and wish him | 7 | | all the best in his future
endeavors; and be it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to William Janas as an
expression of our esteem and | 10 | | respect.
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