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 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS,  The  members   of   the   Illinois   House   of
 3    Representatives  are proud to congratulate Ronald and Stanley
 4    Jensen of Momence, who were named the 2002  Momence  Citizens
 5    of the Year; and

 6        WHEREAS,  The  Jensen brothers are natives of Momence and
 7    each has given over half a century  of  volunteerism  to  the
 8    community for the simple reason that it is home; and

 9        WHEREAS,  At  the  age  of  79,  Stanley Jensen is a city
10    alderman,  a  Lions  Club  member,  and  has  worked  on  the
11    Gladiolus Festival 5 and 10K race; he has long maintained the
12    Lions club paper  recycling  trailer  and  is  in  charge  of
13    changing  the  announcements  on  the community sign; Stanley
14    Jensen also worked on  Momence's  Millenium  New  Year's  Eve
15    celebration;  his most recent project has been the renovation
16    of a southside car dealership into a community hall; and

17        WHEREAS,  Stanley  Jensen  is  a  member  of  Our  Savior
18    Lutheran Church in Momence,  a  long-time  board  member  for
19    Municipal  Bank,  and a member of the American Legion; in his
20    free time, he enjoys golfing; and

21        WHEREAS, Ronald Jensen, at 77, is commonly seen with  his
22    brother  setting  up  for  Lions  Club  pancake breakfasts or
23    mowing entryways into the city that need  a  trim;  his  long
24    list of volunteerism includes being a school board member for
25    10 years and the Lions Club president for three; in the Lions
26    Club, he initiated the purchase a community sign and not only
27    sets up, but works the pancake breakfasts; and

28        WHEREAS, Ronald Jensen is a member of the Momence VFW and
29    commander  of  the American Legion Post 40; he is a member of
30    the First United Methodist Church, where is a member  of  the
31    choir  and  chairman  of the board of trustees; Ronald Jensen
 
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 1    helped spearhead and renew the 5 and 10K race that  has  long
 2    been  a popular part of the Gladiolus Festival activities; he
 3    has worked several Kankakee River clean-up projects and is  a
 4    substitute  bus  driver  when  able; in his free time, Ronald
 5    Jensen dabbles in woodworking; and

 6        WHEREAS, Ronald Jensen's  wife,  Phyllis,  is  a  retired
 7    school teacher and together, they have three daughters, Julie
 8    (Bob)  Tallman, Jane Jensen, and Jennifer (Darin) Morse; they
 9    also have four grandchildren; and

10        WHEREAS, The Jensen brothers  were  both  Marines  during
11    World  War  II,  Stanley  serving in the Marine Air Corps and
12    Ronald in field artillery; and

13        WHEREAS, For 35 years together, they operated a farm that
14    included various pieces of ground all around Momence; and

15        WHEREAS, Since Ronald and Stanley Jensen's retirement  in
16    1990,  things  have not slowed down, but given them more time
17    to get involved with different projects, be  it  for  church,
18    community, or city; therefore, be it

19        RESOLVED,   BY   THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES  OF  THE
20    NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
21    we congratulate Ronald and Stanley Jensen of Momence on being
22    named the 2002 Momence  Citizens  of  the  Year;  and  be  it
23    further

24        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
25    presented to Ronald and Stanley Jensen as  an  expression  of
26    our esteem.

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