Full Text of HR0552 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The International Brotherhood of Electrical | 3 | | Workers (IBEW) was founded in 1891; the organization represents | 4 | | about 750,000 workers in the electrical industry in the United | 5 | | States, Canada, Panama, and several Caribbean nations; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, IBEW International President Edwin D. "Ed" Hill | 7 | | was born on August 11, 1937 in Beaver, Pennsylvania; in 1956, | 8 | | he joined IBEW Local 712 in Beaver as a journeyman wireman and | 9 | | quickly became an active member of the local; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, In 1961, Edwin Hill was elected to the political | 11 | | action committee of IBEW Local 712 and took on greater | 12 | | leadership roles; in 1964, he was appointed to the position of | 13 | | Vice President and eventually became President of IBEW Local | 14 | | 712; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, In 1976, Edwin Hill was appointed Vice President | 16 | | of the Pennsylvania American Federation of Labor and Congress | 17 | | of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO); during this time, he | 18 | | married his wife, Rosemary, and the pair became the proud | 19 | | parents of 3 children; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, In 1992, Edwin Hill was appointed Representative | 21 | | of the IBEW Third District, representing Pennsylvania, New |
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| 1 | | York, New Jersey, and Delaware; he was appointed Vice President | 2 | | of the IBEW Third District in 1994; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Due to his diligence, tenacity, and advocacy for | 4 | | working men and women, Edwin Hill continued to receive greater | 5 | | responsibilities within the IBEW; in 1997, he was appointed | 6 | | International Secretary by President John "Jack" Barry; in | 7 | | 1998, he was named IBEW's Secretary-Treasurer; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, On January 29, 2001, following John "Jack" Barry's | 9 | | retirement, Edwin Hill was appointed to serve as President of | 10 | | IBEW International; the following September, he was elected by | 11 | | a landslide vote and took office for his first 5-year term; he | 12 | | served as IBEW International President for more than 14 years | 13 | | and recently announced his plan to retire on June 1, 2015, | 14 | | after nearly 60 years with IBEW; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 16 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 17 | | congratulate Edwin D. Hill on his retirement and thank him for | 18 | | his nearly 60 years of dedicated service as a member of the | 19 | | International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers; and be it | 20 | | further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 22 | | presented to Edwin Hill as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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