Full Text of HR1030 96th General Assembly
HR1030 96TH 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 honor milestones in the lives of | 4 |
| citizens of the State of Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, Donald "Don" Paul Reeves, Lake Service Foreman of | 6 |
| City, Water, Light, and Power of Springfield, has made plans to | 7 |
| retire on March 19, 2010; and
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| WHEREAS, Don Reeves was born March 17, 1955 in Springfield, | 9 |
| to parents Peter and Stella Reeves; he is the third oldest of | 10 |
| ten children; and
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| WHEREAS, Don Reeves attended St. Joseph, Cantrall, Fancy | 12 |
| Prairie, and Athens Grade Schools; he attended St. James Trade | 13 |
| School and graduated from Athens High School; and
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| WHEREAS, Don Reeves began his career as a meat cutter at | 15 |
| Freers Slaughter House; he worked as a farm hand for Guy | 16 |
| Fulton; he also continued his meat cutting career working at | 17 |
| Y-T Packing Company and Ciotta & Foster; and
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| WHEREAS, Don Reeves began his career in 1987 at City, | 19 |
| Water, Light, and Power in the mailroom as a mail messenger; he | 20 |
| was then promoted to a meter reader position; later in his |
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| career he became a Maintenance Equipment Operator and was | 2 |
| finally promoted to the leadership position of Lake Service | 3 |
| Foreman; he has served the City of Springfield for 23 years; | 4 |
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| WHEREAS, Don Reeves married his wife, Joanne, on April 16, | 6 |
| 1983, and they have been married for 27 years; he is the loving | 7 |
| father of four children, Michael (wife, Liz), Theresa, Lily, | 8 |
| and Jerry, and the grandfather of one grandson, Henry; and
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| WHEREAS, Don Reeves will enjoy the days of his retirement | 10 |
| with gardening, bike riding, reading books, and woodworking; he | 11 |
| will continue to be an active member of his church community at | 12 |
| Springfield First Church of the Nazarene; and
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| WHEREAS, Don Reeves is a good, strong family man; he is a | 14 |
| devoted husband, son, brother, father, and grandfather; he is | 15 |
| someone who is trustworthy and reliable and the heart of his | 16 |
| family; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 19 |
| congratulate Donald Paul Reeves on his retirement and wish him | 20 |
| continued success in the future; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to Donald Paul Reeves as a symbol of our respect and | 2 |
| esteem.
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