Bill Text: IL HR0430 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Thanks Thomas Giarrante for his leadership and dedicated service as Mayor of the City of Joliet.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-04-29 - Resolution Adopted [HR0430 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR0430-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, Mayor Thomas Giarrante is a lifelong resident of | ||||||
3 | the City of Joliet and has served his hometown for over 4 | ||||||
4 | decades; during this time, he has earned the admiration and | ||||||
5 | respect of Joliet's residents, fellow City Council members, and | ||||||
6 | City Hall staff; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Thomas Giarrante attended Sacred Heart Grade | ||||||
8 | School, Joliet Catholic High School, and Joliet Junior College; | ||||||
9 | and
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10 | WHEREAS, Thomas Giarrante's outstanding record of | ||||||
11 | community service began with a 22-year career with the Joliet | ||||||
12 | Fire Department, including 16 years serving as President of | ||||||
13 | Joliet Firefighters Local 44 and 2 years as Secretary of the | ||||||
14 | Police and Fire Board; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Thomas Giarrante's decades of service as an | ||||||
16 | elected official includes 6 years as a Joliet Park District | ||||||
17 | Board Commissioner, 3 years as President of the Park Board, 14 | ||||||
18 | years as an elected Joliet City Councilman-At-Large, where he | ||||||
19 | served as Chairman of the Joliet Waterpark Committee, Chairman | ||||||
20 | of the Baseball Committee, past Chairman of the Public Safety | ||||||
21 | Committee, past member of the Public Service Committee, and | ||||||
22 | past member of the Joliet Township Senior Citizen Services |
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1 | Committee; and
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2 | WHEREAS, During his term as a Joliet City | ||||||
3 | Councilman-At-Large, Thomas Giarrante was directly involved in | ||||||
4 | attracting new businesses and improving the quality of life of | ||||||
5 | his hometown with a significant number of development projects | ||||||
6 | such as Joliet's 2 world-class casinos, Chicagoland Speedway, | ||||||
7 | the CenterPoint Intermodal Center, Route 66 Raceway, Autobahn | ||||||
8 | Country Club, the Joliet Area Historical Museum, the west side | ||||||
9 | branch of the Joliet Public Library, Splash Station Water Park, | ||||||
10 | and Silver Cross Field; and
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11 | WHEREAS, In 2011, Thomas Giarrante was elected Mayor of the | ||||||
12 | City of Joliet; immediately upon taking office, he established | ||||||
13 | the Committee to Attract and Retain Business (CARB), a | ||||||
14 | committee comprised of 18 local professional and business | ||||||
15 | people to assist in maintaining his vision of a strong | ||||||
16 | "pro-business" atmosphere; his office door was always open as | ||||||
17 | he constantly met with local leaders, members of the business | ||||||
18 | community, and everyday citizens who simply needed his help; | ||||||
19 | his leadership through difficult economic times restored | ||||||
20 | Joliet's financial well being, brought new jobs and retail | ||||||
21 | developments throughout the City, and positioned Joliet as one | ||||||
22 | of the most business-friendly communities in the Midwest; and
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23 | WHEREAS, Thomas Giarrante's love of Joliet is only |
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1 | superseded by his love and devotion to his family; he has been | ||||||
2 | married to Rosemary Giarrante for 53 years; together, they have | ||||||
3 | 3 children, 8 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren, who | ||||||
4 | will now be the recipient of his affection, time, and | ||||||
5 | attention; therefore, be it
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6 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
7 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
8 | thank Mayor Thomas Giarrante for his leadership and dedicated | ||||||
9 | service and wish him success and happiness in the future; and | ||||||
10 | be it further
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11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
12 | presented to Thomas Giarrante as a symbol of our respect and | ||||||
13 | esteem.
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