Full Text of HR1299 96th General Assembly
HR1299 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 Frank S. Ladner of | 4 |
| Lawrenceville on the occasion of receiving the prestigious | 5 |
| Walter A. Davis Memorial Citation for Service for 2010 from | 6 |
| Vincennes University; and
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| WHEREAS, Frank Ladner was born in Fargo, North Dakota; at | 8 |
| an early age, he set a goal to complete college in 3 years, | 9 |
| which he did in 1948, when he received his bachelor's degree in | 10 |
| business administration from St. John's University in | 11 |
| Minnesota; and
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| WHEREAS, After graduating from college, Frank Ladner went | 13 |
| to Lawrenceville in 1948 to serve as the first full-time agent | 14 |
| for the Golden Rule Life Insurance Company; within a year, he | 15 |
| co-founded the L&R Sales Organization; in 1961, he co-founded a | 16 |
| stock life insurance company named Congressional Life; in 1977, | 17 |
| Congressional Life was renamed Golden Rule Insurance and Ladner | 18 |
| and his partner purchased the mutual company in 1980; and
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| WHEREAS, Frank Ladner has been active in helping his | 20 |
| community for many years, intensifying his efforts on behalf of | 21 |
| the community since 2004; his contributions include the | 22 |
| construction of a medical clinic, the founding of the Lawrence |
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| County Vocational Technical Center, and providing major | 2 |
| support for the construction of a 2-story parking garage and | 3 |
| re-built offices for Golden Rule Insurance following a fire; | 4 |
| the re-built office building was renamed the Frank S. Ladner | 5 |
| Building; he also donated $1.5 million to Vincennes University | 6 |
| to support the development of the Haas CNC Training Center, | 7 |
| which will help area manufacturers and employees to remain | 8 |
| competitive with the best practices in the world; and
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| WHEREAS, Frank Ladner is a member of the Bi-State | 10 |
| Authority, with past service as the organization's chair; he | 11 |
| has been a leader in promoting new airport facilities and an | 12 |
| expanded economic development role for the Mid-American Air | 13 |
| Center; he is a member of the Lawrence County Medical Services | 14 |
| Foundation; he also serves as vice chair of the Bank of | 15 |
| Lawrence County and director of R.T. Jones, F.S. Ladner and | 16 |
| Assoc., Inc, a St. Louis brokerage firm; and | 17 |
| WHEREAS, Frank Ladner has been a recipient of numerous | 18 |
| awards and accolades for his service to his community; the St. | 19 |
| John's University Alumni Association presented Mr. Ladner with | 20 |
| its highest alumni honor, the Father Walter Reger Distinguished | 21 |
| Alumnus Award, in recognition of his major support for his alma | 22 |
| mater; he is the recipient of the Lawrenceville Elks 2009 | 23 |
| Citizen of the Year Award, the Lawrenceville Rotary 2008 | 24 |
| Outstanding Service Award, and the Lawrence County Memorial |
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| Hospital Forward Look Award in 1980 and 2007; he is also the | 2 |
| recipient of the Civitan International Outstanding Service | 3 |
| Award, the Lawrence County Medical Foundation Certificate of | 4 |
| Outstanding and Dedicated Service, the Lawrence County | 5 |
| Industrial Council Outstanding Community Service Award, and | 6 |
| recognitions from both Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and St. | 7 |
| John's University for his service from 1985 to 1999 on the St. | 8 |
| John's Board of Regents; he subsequently served on the Board of | 9 |
| Overseers of Saint John's School of Theology Seminary; and
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| WHEREAS, Frank Ladner and his loving wife, Julia, have been | 11 |
| married since 1952; the couple has 6 children, Peggy, Tom, | 12 |
| Julie, Will, Mary, and Ann Marie, and 11 grandchildren, Nancy, | 13 |
| Frank, Jennifer, Jason, Helen, Robert, Joe, Todd, Aaron, | 14 |
| Nathan, and Thomas; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 16 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 17 |
| congratulate Frank S. Ladner of Lawrenceville on the occasion | 18 |
| of receiving the prestigious Walter A. Davis Memorial Citation | 19 |
| for Service for 2010 and wish him continued success and | 20 |
| happiness in the future; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 22 |
| presented to Frank Ladner as a symbol of our esteem and | 23 |
| respect.
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