Full Text of HR0813 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Thomas A. Kelley on | 4 | | the occasion of his retirement after 39 years of service with | 5 | | UPS, where he ensured the safe and timely delivery of packages | 6 | | to citizens and companies in the Chicagoland area and | 7 | | throughout the State of Illinois; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Thomas A. Kelley began his career with UPS in | 9 | | October of 1972 as a package loader; in January of 1973, he was | 10 | | promoted to the position of part-time supervisor; in August of | 11 | | 1973, he was promoted to the position of full-time supervisor, | 12 | | where he remained until his retirement on February 29, 2012; | 13 | | and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Thomas A. Kelley trained countless new UPS | 15 | | delivery drivers throughout his career; he served as a safety | 16 | | coordinator for part of his career; he also coordinated several | 17 | | service projects for UPS employees to participate in, most | 18 | | significantly at the Hephzibah House in Oak Park; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Thomas A. Kelley married his loving wife, Mary, at | 20 | | St. Matthias Parish in Chicago's Ravenswood neighborhood on | 21 | | September 9, 1978; together they have four children, Tommy, | 22 | | Michael, Annie, and Colleen; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Thomas A. Kelley served and continues to serve as | 2 | | a Eucharistic minister at Our Lady of Victory parish in | 3 | | Chicago's Jefferson Park neighborhood; he also supported his | 4 | | children in numerous sporting, academic, and social | 5 | | activities, including science fairs, basketball, football, | 6 | | tennis, cross-country, baseball, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, | 7 | | Irish dance, and swimming; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Thomas A. Kelley serves as a model of hard work, | 9 | | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | 10 | | Illinois; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 12 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 13 | | we congratulate Thomas A. Kelley on the occasion of his | 14 | | retirement and wish him many happy and healthy retirement years | 15 | | and rounds of golf; and be it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to Thomas A. Kelley as a symbol of our esteem and | 18 | | respect.
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