Full Text of HR0618 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, After 29 years of dedicated service, William D. | 3 | | "Bill" Olson will retire on December 31, 2013 as President of | 4 | | the Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois, the business | 5 | | trade association that represents the interests of beer | 6 | | distributors licensed by the State of Illinois to bring beer | 7 | | into Illinois and distribute to licensed retailers in | 8 | | accordance with the State's alcohol regulatory system; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, William Olson began his career with the Associated | 10 | | Beer Distributors of Illinois on January 1, 1985; as Chief | 11 | | Executive Officer, he has been responsible for all association | 12 | | programs and activities, including its government relations | 13 | | activities and the Political Action Committee; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, William Olson is a past president of the Wholesale | 15 | | Beer Association Executives, the national organization of | 16 | | chief staff officers of state beer wholesaler associations, he | 17 | | currently serves as the organization's representative on the | 18 | | Industry Affairs Committee for the National Beer Wholesalers | 19 | | Association; he is also a member of the Illinois Society of | 20 | | Association Executives and the American Society of Association | 21 | | Executives; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, William Olson is a graduate of Illinois College in |
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| 1 | | Jacksonville and was elected President of his junior and senior | 2 | | classes; he has also taken graduate courses in business and | 3 | | management at the University of Illinois in Springfield; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, After graduating in 1968, William Olson joined the | 5 | | Household Finance Corporation in Chicago; in 1972, he moved to | 6 | | Springfield to begin his career as a government relations | 7 | | representative for Household and its subsidiary companies; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, In 1977, William Olson joined the Association for | 9 | | Modern Banking as the Director of Government Relations; as | 10 | | Director, he guided industry lobbying efforts, including the | 11 | | passage of legislation to authorize multi-office banking and to | 12 | | end Illinois' unit banking system; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, William Olson has been the recipient of several | 14 | | awards, including the "Retailers Award of Merit" from the | 15 | | Illinois Liquor Stores Association in 1993, the Associated Beer | 16 | | Distributors of Illinois' "Richard A. Mautino Award" for | 17 | | industry service in 1995, recognition from the Illinois | 18 | | Licensed Beverage Association in 1996, the "Industry Service | 19 | | Award" in 1997, the General Excellence Award from the Illinois | 20 | | State Crime Commission in 2003, and the National Beer | 21 | | Wholesalers "Life Service Award" in 2013; and | 22 | | WHEREAS, In 1989, William Olson was recognized for his |
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| 1 | | outstanding efforts as a lobbyist by being elected by his peers | 2 | | to serve as "Speaker" of the Illinois Third House, an | 3 | | organization of registered lobbyists in Illinois; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, William Olson was born and raised in Chicago; he | 5 | | is married to Jean Aden Olson and is the father of Ashley | 6 | | Olson, who lives and works in Atlanta, Georgia; therefore, be | 7 | | it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 9 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 10 | | we commend William D. Olson for his excellent service to the | 11 | | Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois and the people of | 12 | | Illinois and wish him a long and happy retirement; and be it | 13 | | further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to William Olson as an expression of our esteem and | 16 | | respect.
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