Bill Text: IL HR0052 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Naperville Mayor A. George Pradel on the occasion of his retirement.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-01-28 - Resolution Adopted [HR0052 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR0052-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 Naperville Mayor | ||||||
4 | A. George Pradel on the occasion of his retirement; and
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5 | WHEREAS, A. George Pradel was born in Hyde Park and moved | ||||||
6 | to Naperville in 1939; he has been a resident of Naperville | ||||||
7 | since then; and
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8 | WHEREAS, A. George Pradel served his country in the United | ||||||
9 | States Marine Corps from 1956 to 1959; he later served for 29 | ||||||
10 | years with the Naperville Police Department, where he earned | ||||||
11 | the nickname of "Officer Friendly" through his work in visiting | ||||||
12 | schools and speaking to children; he retired from the | ||||||
13 | Naperville Police Department at the rank of lieutenant on April | ||||||
14 | 30, 1995 in order to serve as Mayor of Naperville; he was | ||||||
15 | subsequently reelected to the position in 1999, 2003, 2007, and | ||||||
16 | 2011; and
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17 | WHEREAS, As Mayor of Naperville, A. George Pradel was well | ||||||
18 | known and well regarded for his many public appearances, his | ||||||
19 | friendly demeanor, and his great and unwavering enthusiasm for | ||||||
20 | Naperville; and
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21 | WHEREAS, In 2013, A. George Pradel was awarded an honorary |
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1 | degree from North Central College in honor of his tireless | ||||||
2 | devotion to the City of Naperville and North Central College; | ||||||
3 | and
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4 | WHEREAS, A. George Pradel and his wife, Pat Pradel, have | ||||||
5 | been married for over 50 years; together, they have 3 children, | ||||||
6 | George, Gary, and Carol; therefore, be it
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7 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
8 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
9 | congratulate Mayor A. George Pradel on the occasion of his | ||||||
10 | retirement and wish him the best in his future endeavors; and | ||||||
11 | be it further
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12 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
13 | presented to A. George Pradel as a symbol of our respect and | ||||||
14 | esteem.
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