Bill Text: IL HR0248 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates East Cape Girardeau Mayor Joe Aden on his retirement. Further thanks him for his service and wishes him the best in all his future endeavors.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-04-28 - Resolution Adopted [HR0248 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HR0248-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 Joe Aden on the occasion | ||||||
4 | of his retirement as Mayor of the Village of East Cape | ||||||
5 | Girardeau; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Mayor Aden attended Dongola High School, where he | ||||||
7 | played basketball, averaging 36.6 points per game, and was the | ||||||
8 | third leading scorer in the nation in 1958; he graduated from | ||||||
9 | Union University in 1962; due to his outstanding performance | ||||||
10 | on the court, he was inducted into the Illinois Basketball | ||||||
11 | Hall of Fame in 1985 and the Union University Hall of Fame in | ||||||
12 | 2015; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Mayor Aden had a successful career in education; | ||||||
14 | he first taught at Shawnee High School; he then became the | ||||||
15 | principal of Wolf Lake Grade School; he later returned to | ||||||
16 | Shawnee High School as principal; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Mayor Aden has faithfully served the citizens of | ||||||
18 | East Cape Girardeau for 42 years; he first served as a trustee | ||||||
19 | from 1975 to 1977; he then served as mayor from 1977 to 2009 | ||||||
20 | and then again from 2013 to 2021; and
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21 | WHEREAS, During his time in public office, Mayor Aden was |
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1 | well respected and played an active role in many improvements | ||||||
2 | for East Cape Girardeau, including the installation of a | ||||||
3 | natural gas system, a sewage system, and cable television; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Mayor Aden provided steady leadership for East | ||||||
5 | Cape Girardeau through the devastating flood of 2019, during | ||||||
6 | which Routes 3 and 146 between East Cape Girardeau and McClure | ||||||
7 | were closed for 36 days from June 21 to July 26; and
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8 | WHEREAS, In his spare time, Mayor Aden enjoys spending | ||||||
9 | time with his wife Jacque, his daughter Shelly, and his two | ||||||
10 | sons Shannon and Todd; therefore, be it
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11 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
12 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
13 | we congratulate East Cape Girardeau Mayor Joe Aden on his | ||||||
14 | retirement, and we thank him for his service and wish him the | ||||||
15 | best in all his future endeavors; and be it further
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16 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
17 | presented to Mayor Aden as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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