Bill Text: IL HR0056 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Peggy and Bob Yeakley on 45 years of owning and operating Yeakley's Market in Hammond.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-01-28 - Resolution Adopted [HR0056 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR0056-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Peggy and Bob Yeakley on | ||||||
4 | the occasion of their retirement after 45 years of owning and | ||||||
5 | operating Yeakley's Market in Hammond; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Peggy and Bob Yeakley began operating Hammond's | ||||||
7 | grocery store on October 13, 1969; throughout the years, | ||||||
8 | Yeakley's Market has sold all sorts of food, drink, and even | ||||||
9 | antiques; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Operating a grocery store had been Bob Yeakley's | ||||||
11 | goal since he was a 7-year-old growing up in Taylorville; by | ||||||
12 | the age of 15, he was working at Cloyd's Food Center in | ||||||
13 | Decatur, and at the age of 28, he took over Hammond's grocery | ||||||
14 | store; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Peggy and Bob Yeakley have dedicated their lives | ||||||
16 | to their store, having only taken a total of 2 weeks of | ||||||
17 | vacation in the 45 years they have operated it; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Peggy and Bob Yeakley's love for their business is | ||||||
19 | why they do not mind arriving for work at 4 a.m., 6 days a week; | ||||||
20 | therefore, be it
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1 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
2 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
3 | congratulate Peggy and Bob Yeakley on their retirement after 45 | ||||||
4 | years of owning and operating Yeakley's Market in Hammond and | ||||||
5 | we wish them the best in all their future endeavors; and be it | ||||||
6 | further
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7 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
8 | presented to Peggy and Bob Yeakley as an expression of our | ||||||
9 | esteem and respect.
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