Full Text of HR0924 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 Morris "Mud" | 4 | | Meister on the occasion of his retirement on January 1, 2012, | 5 | | after 37 1/2 years of dedicated service as an Administrative | 6 | | Clerk for the Democratic leadership of the Illinois House of | 7 | | Representatives; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Morris "Mud" Meister, since June 3, 1974, has | 9 | | faithfully served important roles behind the scenes to keep all | 10 | | legislators and staff well informed about pending legislation, | 11 | | including making all committee packets for House Democratic | 12 | | members; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Morris "Mud" Meister has served under the | 14 | | leadership of Speakers William A. Redmond and Michael J. | 15 | | Madigan and House Democratic Leader Clyde L. Choate; the | 16 | | guidance of Chiefs of Staff Gary LaPaille and Tim Mapes; and | 17 | | the direction of Research and Appropriations Staff Directors | 18 | | Mary Ellen Lynch, Jim Andrews, Bill Foster, Bob Carter, Ralph | 19 | | Nickell, Bill Holland, Veronica Lynch, Tony Rossi, Terri | 20 | | Coombes, and John Lowder; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, Morris "Mud" Meister could always be counted upon | 22 | | to help any staff person who made a request, as long as it was |
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| 1 | | not a request for extra supplies; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Morris "Mud" Meister was an early champion of | 3 | | fiscal restraint, keeping the supplies cost of the House | 4 | | Democratic Staff low by denying any request from a staff member | 5 | | for more than two pens at any one time with the iron-clad logic | 6 | | of "You only have two hands. Why would you need more than two | 7 | | pens?"; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Morris "Mud" Meister is fondly known for | 9 | | distributing delicious, homemade fudge around the holiday | 10 | | seasons; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Morris "Mud" Meister not only showed his | 12 | | dedication to the State by his faithful work at the Illinois | 13 | | Capitol, but also his dedication to the community as a Boy | 14 | | Scout troop leader, and his dedication to his family; his wife, | 15 | | Susan, whom he married on May 13, 1978; his daughter, Katherine | 16 | | Loree, born on November 7, 1981; and his son, Samuel Dains, | 17 | | born on June 16, 1986; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Morris "Mud" Meister's hard work, integrity, and | 19 | | dedication to both the government and people of the State of | 20 | | Illinois will be fondly remembered by the members of this | 21 | | august body; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 2 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 3 | | we congratulate Morris "Mud" Meister on the occasion of his | 4 | | retirement, thank him for his many years of dedicated service | 5 | | to the Illinois General Assembly and the people of the State of | 6 | | Illinois, and wish him many happy and healthy retirement years; | 7 | | and be it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to Morris "Mud" Meister as a symbol of our respect | 10 | | and esteem.
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