Bill Text: IL HR0152 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates John Aranza on receiving the 32nd Annual Charles E. Piper Award.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-02-22 - Resolution Adopted [HR0152 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR0152-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 John Aranza on receiving | ||||||
| 4 | the 32nd Annual Charles E. Piper Award; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, The Charles E. Piper Award celebrates Berwyn's | ||||||
| 6 | "Business Person of the Year" recognizing contributions to | ||||||
| 7 | making Berwyn a better place to live; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, John Aranza is a respected member of the Berwyn | ||||||
| 9 | community; he has established two businesses and purchased a | ||||||
| 10 | home in Berwyn; his business ventures include Horrorbles, a | ||||||
| 11 | horror and collectibles memorabilia store, and the | ||||||
| 12 | award-winning, Autre Monde Cafe & Spirits, which he operates | ||||||
| 13 | with his wife, Christine Tully Aranza, and former colleagues | ||||||
| 14 | and chefs, Dan Pancake, and Beth Partridge; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, John Aranza has contributed to many community | ||||||
| 16 | events, including the Berwyn Route 66 Car Show, Oktoberfest, | ||||||
| 17 | The Moving Wall, the Green Mile Pub Crawl, and the Zombie Walk & | ||||||
| 18 | Pub Crawl; his restaurant gives back to the community through | ||||||
| 19 | Community Tuesdays where local not-for-profit charities | ||||||
| 20 | received a portion of the restaurant's proceeds; the restaurant | ||||||
| 21 | also has donated a greenhouse to the Berwyn Park District; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, John Aranza served on the Board of Directors of | ||||||
| 2 | the Berwyn Development Corporation (BDC) for six years and has | ||||||
| 3 | been a business member of the BDC for 11 years; he has | ||||||
| 4 | contributed to the creative success behind the city's "Why | ||||||
| 5 | Berwyn?" integrated marketing campaign; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, John Aranza grew up in Chicago's Bridgeport | ||||||
| 7 | neighborhood; he received his bachelor's degree from Lewis | ||||||
| 8 | University, where he majored in marketing and minored in | ||||||
| 9 | business; he studied for his master's degree in theology at the | ||||||
| 10 | University of Chicago; in his spare time, he enjoys watching | ||||||
| 11 | movies, collecting memorabilia, and tinkering in woodworking; | ||||||
| 12 | therefore, be it
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| 13 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 14 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 15 | congratulate John Aranza on receiving the 32nd Annual Charles | ||||||
| 16 | E. Piper Award, and we thank him for his contributions to the | ||||||
| 17 | City of Berwyn; and be it further
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| 18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 19 | presented to John Aranza as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
| 20 | respect.
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