Full Text of HR1183 95th General Assembly
HR1183 95TH 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 recognize people of the State of | 4 |
| Illinois who have received awards and accolades for their good | 5 |
| work and dedication to others; and
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| WHEREAS, The Italian American Political Coalition (IAPC) | 7 |
| seeks to recognize the contributions of those Italian American | 8 |
| leaders who have played an instrumental part in the success of | 9 |
| the IAPC mission; the mission of the IAPC is to serve as a link | 10 |
| between the Italian American community and its governmental | 11 |
| representatives to better define and impart the concerns, | 12 |
| values, and interests of the Italian American community to the | 13 |
| body politic; it also serves to motivate members of the | 14 |
| community to become more involved in the electoral process by | 15 |
| seeking out, promoting, and mentoring qualified and viable | 16 |
| candidates for public office who have an Italian heritage or | 17 |
| who support our mission and its goals and to appoint and elect | 18 |
| such persons to the judicial, legislative, and executive | 19 |
| branches of government; and
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| WHEREAS, Just as William Paca, a signer of the Declaration | 21 |
| of Independence, honored our country, we honor Joseph Tamburino | 22 |
| with the Paca Award; and
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| WHEREAS, In his 7th term as Village President, Mr. | 2 |
| Tamburino is the only mayor in the history of the Village of | 3 |
| Hillside that has held office for 20 years or more; before | 4 |
| being elected mayor in 1981, he served a four-year term as | 5 |
| Village Trustee and chairperson of the Finance Committee and | 6 |
| the Community Affairs Committee; Mr. Tamburino has been | 7 |
| instrumental in creating many programs for the senior citizens | 8 |
| and the youth of the village; he was instrumental in putting | 9 |
| together community events for the residents such as The Summer | 10 |
| Job Program, Summer Camp Program, The Youth Athletic Parade, | 11 |
| Project UFO, The Taste of Hillside, and the Summer Concerts; | 12 |
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| WHEREAS, Working with his Village Clerk, Patrick | 14 |
| O'Sullivan, they started the Hillside Chamber of Commerce and | 15 |
| Industry, which benefits the business community; through his | 16 |
| efforts, Mr. Tamburino has enhanced the village growth by | 17 |
| forming many committees such as Environmental, | 18 |
| Intergovernmental Relations, the Human Relations Committee, | 19 |
| and the Economic Development Committee, resulting in a new | 20 |
| 32-acre development currently being constructed at Mannheim | 21 |
| Road and the Eisenhower Expressway; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Tamburino is a life-long resident of the | 23 |
| Hillside-Berkeley area and has three grown children and 5 | 24 |
| grandchildren; Mr. Tamburino is Vice President of |
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| Administration at Equity Residential Properties;
Mr. Tamburino | 2 |
| is an Army veteran, who served a tour of duty in Vietnam during | 3 |
| 1969 with the 1st Infantry Brigade of the 5th Infantry | 4 |
| Division; during his terms as mayor, he was instrumental in | 5 |
| bringing the Vietnam Wall to The Village of Hillside; due to | 6 |
| his efforts, Hillside's Veteran Memorial was built and he began | 7 |
| the annual Memorial Day Services and the annual Veterans Day | 8 |
| Parade; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Tamburino is a graduate of St. Domitilla Grade | 10 |
| School and Proviso West High School; he also attended Triton | 11 |
| College and DePaul University; he is a member of the | 12 |
| Broadview-Hillside American Legion Post, Fourth Degree member | 13 |
| of Assumption Council of the Knights of Columbus, Board of | 14 |
| Governors of Elmhurst Hospital, past president and current | 15 |
| secretary of the Proviso Municipal League, and a past president | 16 |
| of The West Central Municipal Conference; and he is a life-long | 17 |
| parishioner of St. Domitilla Church; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 19 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 20 |
| congratulate Joseph Tamburino on receiving the Paca Award; and | 21 |
| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 23 |
| presented to Joseph Tamburino as a symbol of our respect.
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