Full Text of HR0841 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Neil Wagner on the | 4 | | occasion of his retirement on February 1, 2012, after 40 years | 5 | | of service as a union carpenter; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Neil Wagner was greatly influenced by his father, | 7 | | Doyle Wagner, who was a 50-year member of Local 640; after | 8 | | graduating from Pope County High School, he followed in his | 9 | | father's footsteps and became an apprentice; to accomplish this | 10 | | goal, he attended apprenticeship classes one night a week for 4 | 11 | | years, during which he had perfect attendance; on February 2, | 12 | | 1972, he joined Carpenters Local 605 in Golconda, which was | 13 | | affiliated with the Three Rivers District Council of Paducah, | 14 | | Kentucky; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, In 1976, Neil Wagner was hired as a carpenter | 16 | | instructor at the Golconda Job Corps Center, where he passed | 17 | | his knowledge of carpentry onto countless young students; in | 18 | | 2005, he left the Center with over 20 years of service and was | 19 | | hired as business agent for Local 640 in Metropolis; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Neil Wagner has held an elected office in the | 21 | | Carpenters Union for over 35 years; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Neil Wagner has made major contributions to the | 2 | | local business landscape throughout his career; he has worked | 3 | | on numerous projects, including Interstate 24, Portland | 4 | | Cement, Cook Coal Terminal, Shawnee Prison, and the Smithland | 5 | | Lock and Dam; for the past 6 years, he has represented the | 6 | | southernmost counties in Illinois; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Neil Wagner plans to spend his retirement on the | 8 | | family farm to work, hunt, fish, and spend time with his | 9 | | grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 12 | | we congratulate Neil Wagner on the occasion of his retirement | 13 | | and wish him many happy and healthy retirement years; and be it | 14 | | further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to Neil Wagner as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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