Full Text of HR0879 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Petefish, Skiles & Co. | 4 | | Bank on the occasion of its 150th anniversary; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The private banking firm of Petefish, Skiles & Co. | 6 | | Bank opened its doors for business in Virginia, Illinois on | 7 | | August 1, 1870 and has diligently served its customers for 150 | 8 | | years; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Petefish, Skiles and Co. Bank is a locally-owned | 10 | | community bank and is committed to helping residents and | 11 | | businesses by serving the financial needs of Cass, Mason, and | 12 | | Menard Counties; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Prominent local businessmen Samuel H. Petefish, | 14 | | Ignatius Skiles, and Jacob Epler founded the firm with Richard | 15 | | Elliott as cashier; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, On September 24, 1902, a charter was granted from | 17 | | the State of Illinois to S.H. Petefish, L.A. Petefish, Matt | 18 | | Yaple, and Oswell Skiles, incorporating the bank; the bank's | 19 | | capital at that time was $60,000 and was one of the most | 20 | | successful and substantial in the county; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Petefish, Skiles, & Co. Bank has continued to grow | 2 | | into a dynamic company, accumulating over $210,000,000 in | 3 | | assets in 150 years; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Petefish, Skiles & Co. Bank is an active member of | 5 | | the Community Bankers Association of Illinois (CBAI) and is | 6 | | dedicated to CBAI's mission of keeping community banks | 7 | | competitive for the benefit of their customers and the | 8 | | communities they serve through delivery of quality education, | 9 | | effective representation, and essential products and services; | 10 | | and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Petefish, Skiles & Co. Bank has contributed to the | 12 | | economic vitality of central Illinois, and they remain | 13 | | dedicated to fulfilling the community banking needs of Cass, | 14 | | Mason, and Menard Counties; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 16 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 17 | | we congratulate Petefish, Skiles & Co. Bank on its 150th | 18 | | anniversary, and we wish them many more successful years; and | 19 | | be it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to Petefish, Skiles & Co. Bank as a symbol of our | 22 | | respect and esteem.
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