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90_HR0318
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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives wish to congratulate Dick Ladzinski on his
4 retirement from the Illinois State Council of Carpenters; and
5 WHEREAS, Dick Ladzinski was born in LaSalle, Illinois, on
6 January 20, 1933; his parents were Florence and Edward
7 Ladzinski; on February 7, 1952 Dick became an apprentice
8 carpenter; his apprenticeship was interrupted while Dick
9 served his country in the Korean War; Dick served for four
10 years with the Seabees in Mobile Construction Battalion #5
11 and Amphibious Construction Battalion #1 before being
12 honorably discharged with the rank of Builder First Class;
13 and
14 WHEREAS, Dick Ladzinski became an active member of the
15 local union and was elected to serve as financial secretary;
16 in 1967 he was elected to serve as Business Representative of
17 Local Union 195 in Peru, Illinois; Dick was an active
18 delegate to the Illinois Valley Building Trades Council,
19 where he served for ten years as a trustee to the Geneva
20 Welfare and Pension Fund; Dick also served as a member of the
21 LaSalle County Planning Commission; and
22 WHEREAS, After serving as Business Representative, Dick
23 was elected and served as an organizer for the Fox River
24 Valley District Council, where he also served as Secretary
25 for five years; in 1983 Dick was elected Executive
26 Secretary-Treasurer of the Illinois State Council of
27 Carpenters, where he has remained until his decision to
28 retire; and
29 WHEREAS, As Executive Secretary-Treasurer, Dick Ladzinski
30 has worked as a registered lobbyist, planned all state
31 conventions, organized training seminars, worked in State
32 Fair involvement, and he has planned all banquets,
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1 entertainment, and major activities for the group; Dick has
2 worked with the Prevailing Wage Committee and the Prevailing
3 Wage Hearings, he has campaigned for labor related
4 candidates, he has raised funds for the Illinois Valley
5 Regional Airport, he has been involved with CETA and
6 Weatherization activities, and he has worked with the Shelter
7 Care Home; and
8 WHEREAS, Dick Ladzinski was married to Ruth Wall for
9 thirty-three years until her death in 1987; together they
10 raised eight children: Richard, Michael, David, Mary,
11 Timothy, Susan, Thomas, and Julia; therefore, be it
12 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
13 NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
14 congratulate Dick Ladzinski on his retirement from the
15 Illinois State Council of Carpenters; and be it further
16 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
17 presented to Dick Ladzinski.