Bill Text: IL HR0029 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Dan Silverthorn on his retirement from the West Central Illinois Building and Construction Trades Council.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-02-08 - Resolution Adopted [HR0029 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HR0029-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Dan Silverthorn on | ||||||
4 | his retirement from the West Central Illinois Building and | ||||||
5 | Construction Trades Council; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Dan has been involved in the union construction | ||||||
7 | trades for 45 years; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Dan has been a member in good standing of the | ||||||
9 | Carpenters Local 183 for almost 18 years; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Dan served in the leadership of the Building | ||||||
11 | Trades for 18 years, starting as Associate Director in 1992; he | ||||||
12 | was promoted to Executive Director in 1999; and
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13 | WHEREAS, The West Central Illinois Building and | ||||||
14 | Construction Trades Council
represents 62 local unions and over | ||||||
15 | 17,000 members of the 15 International Unions; the Council has | ||||||
16 | a 13-county jurisdiction in West Central Illinois; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Dan is involved in numerous community boards such | ||||||
18 | as the W.D. Boyce Council of the Boy Scouts, the Economic | ||||||
19 | Development Council, the Workforce Development Council, the | ||||||
20 | United Way, PALM/TRICON, the Peoria Labor Day Parade, and the |
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1 | Peoria Labor Temple Association; and
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2 | WHEREAS, Dan currently serves as Chairman of the Heart of | ||||||
3 | Illinois Regional Port District, as a Peoria Civic Center Board | ||||||
4 | Chairman, and a member of the construction committee for the | ||||||
5 | Peoria Riverfront Regional Museum; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Dan has received numerous recognitions over the | ||||||
7 | years, including: United Way Pacesetter, Day of Caring; Boy | ||||||
8 | Scouts Silver Beaver Award; Boys and Girls Club, Helping Hand | ||||||
9 | Award; TRICON, Building a Better Community Award; TRICON, | ||||||
10 | Construction Person of the Year; Rebuilding Together, Silver | ||||||
11 | Hammer Award; Children's Hospital, Group Advocacy Award; the | ||||||
12 | Peoria County Old Settlers Community Service Award, and many | ||||||
13 | others; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Dan has done an incredible job over the years | ||||||
15 | representing organized labor while providing volunteer | ||||||
16 | leadership that is critical to the success of non-profits in | ||||||
17 | our community; therefore, be it
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18 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
19 | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
20 | we congratulate Dan Silverthorn on his retirement and wish him | ||||||
21 | the best in all his future endeavors; and be it further
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1 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
2 | presented to Dan Silverthorn as a symbol of our respect and | ||||||
3 | esteem.
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