Full Text of HR1069 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 the employees and | 4 | | owners of Strang Funeral Home in Antioch on the occasion of the | 5 | | organization's 100th anniversary in 2012; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The Strang Funeral Home of Antioch was founded in | 7 | | 1912 by Leland Strang; his son, Ed Strang, grew up in Antioch | 8 | | and worked for his father since 1931; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, In 1933, Strang Funeral Home was moved to its | 10 | | current location at the former Charles Thorn Farm house; in | 11 | | 1941, an expansion was constructed on 2 acres of ground on the | 12 | | premises; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, In 1950, Ed Strang purchased the business from his | 14 | | father; in 1962, during the 50th anniversary of the business, | 15 | | Mr. Strang extensively remodeled the funeral home; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Following Mr. Strang's retirement in 1976, Dan | 17 | | Dugenske, who had been on staff since 1959, became the new | 18 | | owner; today, Mr. Dugenske and his staff continue to be | 19 | | dedicated to the families they serve in the Wisconsin and | 20 | | Illinois areas; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The employees and owners of Strang Funeral Home | 2 | | serve as models of hard work, integrity, and dedication for the | 3 | | people of the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 5 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 6 | | we congratulate the employees and owners of Strang Funeral Home | 7 | | on the occasion of the organization's 100th anniversary, thank | 8 | | them for their many years of dedicated service to the people of | 9 | | Antioch and the State of Illinois, and wish them continued | 10 | | success and happiness in the future; and be it further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to Strang Funeral Home as a symbol of our esteem and | 13 | | respect.
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