Full Text of HR1034 96th General Assembly
HR1034 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 congratulate Jerry H. Cizek III | 4 |
| of Glen Ellyn on the occasion of his retirement as president of | 5 |
| the Chicago Automobile Trade Association (CATA); and
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| WHEREAS, Jerry Cizek III is a Chicago-area native; he | 7 |
| graduated from Riverside-Brookfield High School and received | 8 |
| his bachelor's degree in business administration from Bradley | 9 |
| University in Peoria; he is an inductee of the Bradley | 10 |
| University Athletic Hall of Fame; and
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| WHEREAS, Jerry Cizek III has had a long and distinguished | 12 |
| career in the automotive industry; he began his career in 1968, | 13 |
| when he joined his father and grandfather in their dealership; | 14 |
| he then attended the Chrysler Motors Institute and continued in | 15 |
| the retail automobile business until 1972, when he accepted a | 16 |
| position with the American Motors Corporation; in 1973, he | 17 |
| joined CATA as a field representative; he also served CATA as | 18 |
| the Director of Dealer Relations; and
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| WHEREAS, Jerry Cizek III served as president of CATA from | 20 |
| July of 1988 to January of 2010; he also served as the general | 21 |
| manager of the internationally-famous Chicago Auto Show at | 22 |
| McCormick Place; and
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| WHEREAS, Jerry Cizek III was a past commissioner, officer, | 2 |
| and president of the Butterfield Park District; he is a past | 3 |
| chairman of the Greater Oak Brook Chamber of Commerce; he is a | 4 |
| past chairman of The Civic Federation and a member of the Past | 5 |
| Chairman's Council; he is a former director of the Park | 6 |
| National Bank & Trust Company and a director of the Chicago | 7 |
| Metropolitan Better Business Bureau, where he was a recipient | 8 |
| of the BBB's coveted Torchbearer Award; he is a member of the | 9 |
| Illinois Secretary of State's Dealer Advisory Board and the | 10 |
| Auto Dealers Advisory Board for the Illinois Attorney General; | 11 |
| he is a past president of the Automotive Trade Association | 12 |
| Executives and is a recipient of the Northwood University | 13 |
| Automotive Trade Association's Executive of the Year award; and | 14 |
| WHEREAS, Jerry Cizek III enjoys spending time with his | 15 |
| family, golfing, fishing, and skeet shooting; and
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| WHEREAS, Jerry Cizek III and his wife, Cheryl, have 3 | 17 |
| children, Stacey, Lauren, and Jerry IV, and 2 grandchildren; | 18 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 20 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 21 |
| we congratulate Jerry H. Cizek III on the occasion of his | 22 |
| retirement and wish him many happy and healthy retirement |
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| years; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 |
| presented to Jerry Cizek III as a symbol of our esteem and | 4 |
| respect.
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