Full Text of HR1589 96th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate John P. Meschi of | 4 | | Lombard on the occasion of being named the December 2010 | 5 | | Illinois Veteran of the Month by the Illinois Department of | 6 | | Veterans Affairs; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois Veteran of the Month award is given | 8 | | by the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans who | 9 | | contribute to the betterment of communities throughout the | 10 | | State of Illinois; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, John Meschi served in the United States Marine | 12 | | Corps for 6 years; during his service, he served as a military | 13 | | policeman in the Philippines; he then served in Cuba during the | 14 | | Cuban Missile Crisis; he subsequently served in an infantry | 15 | | company at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, followed by a return | 16 | | to Cuba; toward the end of his tour, he served with an | 17 | | artillery unit as a driver; he then spent the last few months | 18 | | of service back at Camp Lejeune, where he served as a vehicle | 19 | | instructor; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, John Meschi has been a member of the Marine Corps | 21 | | League for 24 years; he has served as Chairman of the group's | 22 | | Fundraising committee and is instrumental in the execution of |
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| 1 | | the League's many fundraising efforts; he also serves as the | 2 | | Veterans' Assistance Officer for his detachment and helps to | 3 | | organize many of the organization's charity events, such as | 4 | | monthly parties at the Hines V.A. Hospital and DuPage County | 5 | | Convalescent Center, Eagle Scout ceremonies, and food delivery | 6 | | programs; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, John Meschi served as Chairman of the Marine Corps | 8 | | League's Toys-for-Tots committee for 12 years; during that | 9 | | time, annual toy collections rose from 3,000 to a high of | 10 | | 100,000; he also spoke at numerous gatherings of donators and | 11 | | arranged numerous appearances of Reserve Marines for the | 12 | | program; he is also involved with the Sharing Connection, a | 13 | | local charity group that distributes toys in the Chicago area; | 14 | | and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, John Meschi was designated Marine of the Year by | 16 | | the Marine Corps League in 1996 and 2001; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, John Meschi serves as a model of hard work, | 18 | | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | 19 | | Illinois; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 21 | | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 22 | | congratulate John P. Meschi on the occasion of being named the |
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| 1 | | December 2010 Illinois Veteran of the Month and wish him | 2 | | continued success and happiness in the future; and be it | 3 | | further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to John Meschi as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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