Full Text of HR0532 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives
are pleased to recognize and congratulate | 4 | | Willie B. Nelson
for his outstanding service to the Improved | 5 | | Benevolent
Protective Order of Elks of The World and the East | 6 | | St. Louis
Community; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler Willie B. | 8 | | Nelson
was initiated in Hercules Lodge #90 Improved Benevolent
| 9 | | Protective Order of Elks of the World in
June 1955 and has | 10 | | served the Elk family in leadership roles for
58 consecutive | 11 | | years on the local level, the state association
level, the | 12 | | Grand Lodge of Elks level, and in the District Deputy Grand
| 13 | | Exalted Rulers Council; he is regarded as a mentor and role | 14 | | model for all Brother Elks; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Past Grand Exalted Ruler Willie B. Nelson served | 16 | | as State Director of
the Illinois-Wisconsin State Association | 17 | | for 15 consecutive
years; during those years, 12 | 18 | | Illinois-Wisconsin State
Education Department winners came | 19 | | from the City of East St. Louis
and surrounding areas; all | 20 | | winners were selected by
Illinois-Wisconsin State Association | 21 | | judges and continue to
work with the Education Department in | 22 | | Hercules Lodge #90
today; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Past Grand Exalted Ruler Willie B. Nelson served | 2 | | as Exalted Ruler of
Hercules Lodge #90 from 1975 through 1990, | 3 | | was re-elected
to serve in the year of 2007, and continues to | 4 | | serve as Exalted Ruler today; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Past Grand Exalted Ruler Willie B. Nelson is a | 6 | | retired branch manager for Associated Bank and presently serves | 7 | | as a consultant to the
current branch manager; his career began | 8 | | with
him serving as a custodian for Associated Bank (then | 9 | | Illini
Federal Savings and Loan Association), when | 10 | | African-Americans were not allowed to hold any other positions; | 11 | | he persevered
and attended school in the evening, completing | 12 | | numerous
training programs and internships with the bank to | 13 | | eventually
reach branch manager status; he served Associated
| 14 | | Bank for 43 years prior to retirement; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Past Grand Exalted Ruler Willie B. Nelson served | 16 | | as a leader for
numerous community organizations, such as | 17 | | President of Target
2000, President of the Katherine Dunham | 18 | | Museum, President of
the East St. Louis Chamber of Commerce, | 19 | | Commissioner
on the Board of Directors of the Illinois Housing | 20 | | Department, and past
President of the Leadership Council of | 21 | | Southwestern Illinois;
he presently serves as President of the | 22 | | Southern
Illinois Healthcare Foundation, which focuses on | 23 | | maintaining
affordable healthcare for all people; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Past Grand Exalted Ruler Willie B. Nelson is the | 2 | | father of a
loving daughter, Lavonda Nelson, and several | 3 | | grandchildren
and great-grandchildren; his wife and 2 of his | 4 | | children have passed away; he is a member of the Greater
Faith | 5 | | Christian Church of Centreville, where he serves as
Chairman of | 6 | | the Board of Trustees and Interim Finance Director; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, The Improved Benevolent Protective Order of Elks | 8 | | of the World's
East St. Louis family applaud Willie B. Nelson
| 9 | | for his lifetime of accomplishments and his persistence to keep
| 10 | | Elkdom and community service alive and thriving in Southern | 11 | | Illinois; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Willie B. Nelson serves as a model of hard work,
| 13 | | integrity, and dedication for the State of Illinois; therefore, | 14 | | be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 16 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 17 | | we congratulate Willie B. Nelson for his outstanding service to | 18 | | the Improved Benevolent
Protective Order of Elks of The World | 19 | | and the East St. Louis
Community, and wish him continued
| 20 | | success and happiness in the future; and be it further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 22 | | presented to Willie B.
Nelson as a symbol of our esteem and |
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