[ Search ] [ Legislation ] [ Bill Summary ]
[ Home ] [ Back ] [ Bottom ]
90_HR0337
LRB9011629KBkb
1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The Illinois House of Representatives wishes to
3 congratulate Dick Ladzinski upon his retirement from the
4 Illinois State Council of Carpenters; and
5 WHEREAS, Dick Ladzinski was born on January 20, 1933, in
6 LaSalle, Illinois; his parents were Florence and Edward
7 Ladzinski; Dick became an apprentice carpenter on February 7,
8 1952; his apprenticeship was interrupted while Dick served
9 his country in the United States Navy during the Korean War;
10 Dick served for four years with the Seabees in Mobile
11 Construction Battalion #5 and Amphibious Construction
12 Battalion #1 before being honorably discharged with the rank
13 of Builder First Class; and
14 WHEREAS, Dick Ladzinski went on to become an active
15 member of the local union where he was elected to serve as
16 financial secretary; he was elected to serve as Business
17 Representative of Local Union 195 in Peru, Illinois in 1967;
18 and
19 WHEREAS, Dick Ladzinski was an active delegate to the
20 Illinois Valley Building Trades Council, where he served for
21 ten years as a trustee to the Geneva Welfare and Pension
22 Fund; Dick also served as a member of the LaSalle County
23 Planning Commission; and
24 WHEREAS, After serving as Business Representative, Dick
25 was elected and served as an organizer for the Fox River
26 Valley District Council, in addition to serving as the
27 Council Secretary for five years; Dick was elected Executive
28 Secretary-Treasurer of the Illinois State Council of
29 Carpenters in 1983, a position he has remained in until his
30 decision to retire; and
31 WHEREAS, While serving in his capacity as Executive
-2- LRB9011629KBkb
1 Secretary-Treasurer, Dick Ladzinski has planned all state
2 conventions, served as a registered lobbyist, organized
3 training seminars, worked in and been involved with the
4 Illinois State Fair, and he has planned all banquets,
5 entertainment, and major activities for the group; Dick has
6 worked with the Prevailing Wage Committee and the Prevailing
7 Wage Hearings, has campaigned for labor related candidates,
8 has raised funds for the Illinois Valley Regional Airport,
9 has been involved with CETA and Weatherization activities,
10 and he has worked with the Shelter Care Home; and
11 WHEREAS, Dick Ladzinski was married to Ruth Wall for
12 thirty-three years until her death in 1987; together they
13 raised eight children: Richard, Michael, David, Mary,
14 Timothy, Susan, Thomas, and Julia; therefore, be it
15 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
16 NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
17 congratulate Dick Ladzinski on his retirement from the
18 Illinois State Council of Carpenters; we wish him continued
19 good health and success in his future endeavors; and be it
20 further
21 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
22 presented to Dick Ladzinski upon the occasion of his
23 retirement.