Bill Text: IL HR0199 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Voss Pattern Works Inc. on 100 years of business.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-04-13 - Resolution Adopted [HR0199 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HR0199-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 Voss Pattern Works Inc. | ||||||
| 4 | in Belleville on 100 years of business; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Voss Pattern Works was opened at 1116 East "A" | ||||||
| 6 | Street by Edward and Lena Voss in 1921; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Edward and Lena's eldest son Ed worked at Voss | ||||||
| 8 | Pattern Works from 1946 to 1947 before relocating as a | ||||||
| 9 | patternmaker to San Francisco, California; their
son Virgil | ||||||
| 10 | started working in pattern making in 1946, and their son Leo | ||||||
| 11 | started in 1948; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Upon Edward's death in January of 1958, Virgil | ||||||
| 13 | and Leo formed a partnership to continue the business and | ||||||
| 14 | joined the Pattern Makers League of North America; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, In 1966, the business moved into the present | ||||||
| 16 | location at 123 Iowa Ave; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Lena retired in 1978, and Leo's wife Mina became | ||||||
| 18 | the office manager; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, The business was incorporated in June of 1980; | ||||||
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| 1 | and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Virgil's son Tim worked as an apprentice pattern | ||||||
| 3 | maker from 1980 to 1982; Leo's son Joe started as an apprentice | ||||||
| 4 | in June 1981, and
Leo's son Frank has operated the shell core | ||||||
| 5 | machine since 1987; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Upon Virgil's death in August of 2002, Joe became | ||||||
| 7 | shop manager; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Leo and Mina, both 92-years old, continue to come | ||||||
| 9 | to the shop almost every day; therefore, be it
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| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 11 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 12 | we congratulate Voss Pattern Works Inc. on 100 years of | ||||||
| 13 | service and wish them continued success; and be it further
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| 14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 15 | presented to Voss Pattern Works Inc. as a symbol of our esteem | ||||||
| 16 | and respect.
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