Full Text of HR0149 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate John Xavier Rottman on | 4 | | being selected as Man of the Year by St. Cornelius Catholic | 5 | | Church's Holy Name Society; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, John Rottman was born to Lucille and Francis | 7 | | Rottman
on May 25, 1948, the younger brother to Tom and older | 8 | | brother to Nancy; he grew up on the northwest side of Chicago, | 9 | | spent his grade school years
at St. Cornelius, and graduated in | 10 | | 1962; he graduated from Quigley Preparatory North Seminary in | 11 | | 1966 and began to study the monastic life at St. Bede Academy | 12 | | in Peru; however, he eventually decided that the seminary was | 13 | | not for him; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, John Rottman fell in love with Candace "Candy" | 15 | | Patla, his
sister Nancy's best friend, and they were married on | 16 | | May 27, 1973; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, John Rottman joined the plumber's union in 1973 | 18 | | and worked for a few different contractors before joining the | 19 | | City of
Chicago Water Department, where he worked until his | 20 | | retirement in 2005; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, John Rottman and Candy raised four children, Tim, |
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| 1 | | Mike, John, and Katie and continued to stay active at St. | 2 | | Thelca Parish; they were on the parish council, the
liturgy | 3 | | committee, in the choirs, and managed the altar servers while | 4 | | their
children attended the school; eventually, John decided to | 5 | | become a deacon; he started the diaconate
program in 1998 and | 6 | | was ordained in May 2002; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, John Rottman and Candy unofficially
adopted many | 8 | | children; they hosted numerous exchange students over
the years | 9 | | from Ireland, Spain, Mexico, and Columbia; they also accepted | 10 | | their kid's friends as children of their own; John still
keeps | 11 | | close to those who have come through his life; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, John Rottman and his family stayed at St. Thelca | 13 | | until 2014 when he was transferred to
St. Cornelius; he has | 14 | | greatly enjoyed his time with the St. Cornelius
parishioners | 15 | | throughout all the different activities and events; therefore, | 16 | | be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 18 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 19 | | we congratulate John Xavier Rottman on being selected as Man of | 20 | | the Year by St. Cornelius Catholic Church's Holy Name Society, | 21 | | and we wish him the best in all his future endeavors; and be it | 22 | | further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to John Rottman as a symbol of our respect and | 3 | | esteem.
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