Full Text of HR1177 99th General Assembly
HR1177 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate James Buchanan on the | 4 | | occasion of his retirement as Business Manager of Pipe Fitters | 5 | | Local 597; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, James Buchanan completed his 5-year | 7 | | apprenticeship in 1975; he is also a Certified Welder; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, James Buchanan served as a Business | 9 | | Representative for Pipe Fitters Local 597 from 1998 to 2001; he | 10 | | served as a Delegate for the Chicago Federation of Labor from | 11 | | 1991 to 1998; he has been a Building Trades Journeyman since | 12 | | 1975; he also attended United Association Conventions as a | 13 | | delegate in 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, and 2011; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, James Buchanan has served as Business Manager of | 15 | | Pipe Fitters Local 597 since 2001; as Business Manager, he has | 16 | | managed the day-to-day operations for Local 597's 10,300-plus | 17 | | members; he serves as Chairman of the Local's Pension Fund and | 18 | | as Trustee of the Local's Welfare Fund, 401(k) Plan, and | 19 | | Wholesalers Pension Plan; he also oversees 14 full-time | 20 | | business representatives covering 23 counties, 18 in Illinois | 21 | | and 5 in northwest Indiana; he also serves as the United | 22 | | Association's District 4 Vice-President; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, James Buchanan is a member of numerous | 2 | | organizations, including the Chicago and Cook County Building | 3 | | and Construction Trades Council, the United Association | 4 | | Reciprocity Committee, the Amalgamated Bank Labor Council, the | 5 | | Plumbers Local 130 St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee, the | 6 | | UA/BM Jurisdiction Committee/International, the Resolution and | 7 | | Laws Committees of the United Association National Convention, | 8 | | the Local 597 Apprenticeship Committee, Pirates, Inc. (a | 9 | | charitable organization for aid to children with Down | 10 | | Syndrome), and the RTA Board; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, James Buchanan serves as a model of hard work, | 12 | | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | 13 | | Illinois; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 15 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 16 | | congratulate James Buchanan on the occasion of his retirement | 17 | | and wish him continued success and happiness in the future; and | 18 | | be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to James Buchanan as a symbol of our esteem and | 21 | | respect.
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