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92_HR0092 LRB9208131KBkb 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION 2 WHEREAS, Jerry O'Connor was appointed as International 3 Secretary-Treasurer of the International Brotherhood of 4 Electrical Workers (IBEW) office in Washington D.C. on 5 January 29, 2001; and 6 WHEREAS, Jerry O'Connor was initiated into the IBEW Local 7 Union 701 on March 15, 1959; while at Local Union 701, he was 8 active on the Safety, Negotiating, Labor-Management, and 9 Political Committees and was an Apprentice Instructor for ten 10 years with the DuPage County JATC; and 11 WHEREAS, From 1965 to 1978 Jerry O'Connor served as 12 Assistant Business Manager for Local Union 701; from 1978 13 until January 1, 1987 he served as Business Manager-Financial 14 Secretary; on January 1, 1987 he accepted the appointment of 15 International Representative assigned to the IBEW Sixth 16 District staff, and on November 1, 1995 he was appointed the 17 International Vice President of the Sixth District and was 18 elected to the position in 1996; the Sixth District is 19 comprised of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and 20 Wisconsin; there are 146,000 members, 142 local unions, and 21 17 International Representatives; and 22 WHEREAS, Jerry O'Connor serviced Construction, Utility, 23 Manufacturing, and Radio-TV Broadcasting Local Unions 24 throughout the Sixth District while serving as the 25 International Representative; he was an Instructor for 26 Construction and Industrial Organizing and Steward Training 27 and also for Leadership Training; and 28 WHEREAS, Jerry O'Connor has worked hard as a part of the 29 IBEW and deserves our accolades; therefore, be it 30 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 31 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that -2- LRB9208131KBkb 1 we congratulate Jerry O'Connor on his appointment to the 2 position of International Secretary-Treasurer of the 3 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers; and be it 4 further 5 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 6 presented to Jerry O'Connor.