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92_HR0330 LRB9208954TAtm 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION 2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 3 Representatives wish to offer our sincere congratulations to 4 Ralph Pechanio on receiving the Elmhurst Jaycees' 2001 5 Distinguished Services Award; and 6 WHEREAS, Ralph Pechanio is husband to Georgette and 7 father to Matthew and Polly; he received a Bachelor of 8 Science of Commerce from DePaul University; he also served in 9 the United States Army; and 10 WHEREAS, Ralph Pechanio acted as Controller, Vice 11 President and Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer at the 12 former Elmhurst Federal Savings Bank from 1970 until his 13 retirement in 1993; and 14 WHEREAS, His achievements have benefited Elmhurst and 15 Illinois in his efforts to make Elmhurst a better place; and 16 WHEREAS, His role in the building of the Veterans 17 Memorial in Wilder Park and as chair of the Elmhurst Veterans 18 Memorial Commission helps us remember those who have served 19 their country; and 20 WHEREAS, The business and civic communities have been 21 served by Ralph Pechanio since 1993; and 22 WHEREAS, His local affiliations include the City of 23 Elmhurst, the Elmhurst Economic Development Corporation, the 24 Elmhurst City Centre, MacCormac College, the Elmhurst Family 25 YMCA, and the Kiwanis Club of Elmhurst; and 26 WHEREAS, We recognize the efforts of Ralph Pechanio, 27 whose leadership has inspired the improvement of the Elmhurst 28 community; and 29 WHEREAS, Ralph Pechanio's achievement is a source of 30 inspiration to the entire community; therefore, be it -2- LRB9208954TAtm 1 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 2 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 3 we congratulate Ralph Pechanio on receiving the Elmhurst 4 Jaycees' 2001 Distinguished Services Award; and be it further 5 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 6 presented to Ralph Pechanio and his family.