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 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS,  The  members   of   the   Illinois   House   of
 3    Representatives  are  pleased  to honor those citizens in the
 4    State of Illinois who have shared talents with  their  fellow
 5    citizens; and

 6        WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Doug Westphal,
 7    owner of Westphal Jewelers in Bradley, was recently named the
 8    Businessperson  of the Year at the annual Bradley-Bourbonnais
 9    Chamber of Commerce banquet; and

10        WHEREAS, Mr. Westphal's father, John, opened  the  family
11    store on Broadway in Bradley in 1970; Doug Westphal graduated
12    from Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School and studied at
13    the  Geological Institute and Gem City College; he bought the
14    business from his father and is training his son Darrin for a
15    third generation in the jewelry business; and

16        WHEREAS, A four-time  winner  of  the  Illinois  Jewelers
17    Association  design  competition,  Mr.  Westphal designed and
18    created the crowns for  the  homecoming  king  and  queen  at
19    Kankakee Community College; his most moving creations are his
20    angel  pins  donated  to  Hospice  of  Kankakee  Valley  each
21    Christmas, which he designs for Hospice and are auctioned off
22    at  a  charity benefit;  this tradition started when his Aunt
23    Wanda Henry died of breast cancer  and  he  named  the  first
24    angel pin after her; each year a new angel pin is named after
25    a cancer patient; and

26        WHEREAS,  In addition to Hospice, Mr. Westphal has helped
27    or been involved with the Salvation Army  and  the  March  of
28    Dimes, and has sponsored Little League Teams; and

29        WHEREAS,  Mr. Westphal helped found the Broadway Council,
30    which grew into the  Broadway  Association  of  Commerce  and
31    Industry,   and   eventually   merged  to  form  the  current
 
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 1    Bradley-Bourbonnais Chamber Commerce; and

 2        WHEREAS, Doug Westphal is married to  Kary  Thompson  and
 3    their  combined  family  includes  five  children  and  their
 4    spouses:  Darrin  and  Jodi; Scott and Dawn; Kristy; Jeff and
 5    Tina; Aimee and Jim; and their  grandchildren,  Jacob,  Jeff,
 6    Leigan, and Mackenzie; therefore, be is

 7        RESOLVED,   BY   THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES  OF  THE
 8    NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
 9    we congratulate Doug Westphal for being the Businessperson of
10    the  Year  at  the  annual  Bradley-Bourbonnais  Chamber   of
11    Commerce banquet; and be it further

12        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
13    presented to Doug Westphal as an expression of our esteem.

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