Full Text of HR1251 96th General Assembly
HR1251 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to recognize milestone events in | 4 |
| the lives of Illinois citizens; and
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| WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Jay and Betty | 6 |
| Vonachen are celebrating their 70th birthdays on May 22, 2010; | 7 |
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| WHEREAS, Jay Vonachen was born on March 19, 1940; he is the | 9 |
| son of Bob and Helen Vonachen; in 1947, Jay's father opened | 10 |
| Vonachen Industrial Supply, which Jay ran until 2005; Bob had a | 11 |
| particular affinity for the North Woods in Minocqua, Wisconsin | 12 |
| and purchased the original family cabin from his father, Dr. | 13 |
| John Vonachen, in 1968; his love for Minocqua was passed down | 14 |
| to his children and grandchildren and remains a family | 15 |
| tradition to this day; and
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| WHEREAS, Betty Vonachen was born on June 9, 1940; she is | 17 |
| the daughter of Ansel and Evelyn Mathers; her father was | 18 |
| involved with farming and was employed with Caterpillar, Inc.; | 19 |
| her father also opened Sheridan Road Hardware, where her entire | 20 |
| family worked; after suffering a heart attack, Ansel left | 21 |
| Caterpillar, sold his hardware store, and went into the real | 22 |
| estate business; his major real estate projects included the |
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| Idyllbrook and Northgate Park subdivisions; and
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| WHEREAS, Jay and Betty Vonachen attended St. Philomena's | 3 |
| Grade School; Betty then attended Our Lady High School while | 4 |
| Jay attended Spaulding High School; Jay and Betty reunited for | 5 |
| their collegiate education at Marquette University; and | 6 |
| WHEREAS, Jay Vonachen serves as the CEO of Vonachen | 7 |
| Services, Inc., which he founded in 1968; as a prominent | 8 |
| state-wide and community leader, he is a former Chairman of the | 9 |
| Illinois State Chamber of Commerce and has served as a Trustee | 10 |
| at Bradley University, the Lakeview Museum Foundation, the | 11 |
| Community Foundation of Central Illinois, the OSF St. Francis | 12 |
| Advisory Board, the Fayette Companies, and the United Way | 13 |
| Pillars Society; he is also a generous fundraiser for numerous | 14 |
| political campaigns throughout Illinois and numerous community | 15 |
| endeavors, such as the Peoria School District 150 Truancy | 16 |
| Program; and
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| WHEREAS, Betty Vonachen is a former employee of United | 18 |
| States Congressman Bob Michel; she is an active member and | 19 |
| former President of the Junior League in Peoria, a former Board | 20 |
| Member of the Children's Home Association of Illinois, and a | 21 |
| former Chairperson of the Lakeview Museum Auction; she is also | 22 |
| currently in charge of the St. Thomas Landscape Ministry; and
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| WHEREAS, Jay and Betty Vonachen are blessed with 3 | 2 |
| children, Molly Vonachen Miller (Mike), Matt Vonachen | 3 |
| (Lesley), and Elizabeth Vonachen Assalley (Thomas), and 8 | 4 |
| grandchildren, Andria Assalley, Alexa Assalley, George | 5 |
| Assalley, Charlie Assalley, Lucas Crowley, Alex Crowley, Max | 6 |
| Vonachen, and Isabella Vonachen; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 8 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 9 |
| Jay and Betty Vonachen on the occasion of their 70th birthdays | 10 |
| and wish them continued success and happiness in the future; | 11 |
| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 |
| presented to Jay and Betty Vonachen as a symbol of our esteem | 14 |
| and respect.
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