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92_HR0242 LRB9208748RHrh 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION 2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 3 Representatives are pleased to recognize milestone events in 4 the lives of the citizens of the State of Illinois; and 5 WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Conrad "Dutch" 6 Wantland is retiring from his duties as Mayor of Tilton, 7 Illinois this year; and 8 WHEREAS, Mayor Conrad Wantland is a lifelong resident of 9 Tilton, and has spent the last twenty-two years serving the 10 village as trustee and then mayor; and 11 WHEREAS, Mayor Wantland has achieved many accomplishments 12 during his tenure as mayor, including the ability to work 13 with the State legislators to obtain much needed grant money 14 and keeping the village financially strong by bringing 15 businesses into the community; and 16 WHEREAS, Mayor Wantland plans to continue his involvement 17 in the Tilton community by working part-time and is 18 considering a possible run for the Vermilion County Board or 19 another part-time political position; and 20 WHEREAS, Mayor Wantland will be deeply missed by the 21 citizens of the village of Tilton, but his accomplishments in 22 office will not be forgotten; therefore, be it 23 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 24 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 25 we congratulate Mayor Conrad Wantland on his retirement from 26 his duties as Mayor of Tilton, Illinois and we wish him well 27 in all of his future endeavors; and be it further 28 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 29 presented to Mayor Conrad Wantland as an expression of our 30 esteem.