Bill Text: IL HR0661 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Robert J. Wingert on his retirement after more than 42 years as president of the Community Bankers Association of Illinois.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-11-07 - Resolution Adopted [HR0661 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR0661-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 Robert J. Wingert
on the | ||||||
| 4 | occasion of his retirement after more than 42 years as | ||||||
| 5 | president of the Community Bankers Association of
Illinois | ||||||
| 6 | (CBAI); and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, In 1974, community bankers from across Illinois | ||||||
| 8 | formed the Independent Community Banks of
Illinois to nurture | ||||||
| 9 | the great independent banking system in Illinois; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Bob Wingert joined the then-Independent Community | ||||||
| 11 | Banks of Illinois (ICBI) as its first
employee and executive | ||||||
| 12 | director in March of 1975; in 1987, ICBI became the Community | ||||||
| 13 | Bankers Association of Illinois; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Bob Wingert currently serves as the CEO and | ||||||
| 15 | President of the Community Bankers Association
of Illinois; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Through passionate never-ending effort, Bob | ||||||
| 17 | Wingert ably, enthusiastically, and tirelessly
worked to | ||||||
| 18 | strengthen the voice of community banking and led the | ||||||
| 19 | association through more than 40 years of
growth and change; | ||||||
| 20 | and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Bob Wingert has also served the Independent | ||||||
| 2 | Community Bankers of America as a committee
member, delegate, | ||||||
| 3 | and member of the board of directors; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Bob Wingert has overseen the evolution of CBAI | ||||||
| 5 | into one of the preeminent state banking
associations in the | ||||||
| 6 | nation, second to none in Illinois; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Bob Wingert has enthusiastically championed the | ||||||
| 8 | importance of community banks in Illinois,
including its small | ||||||
| 9 | businesses, farmers, community endeavors, students, and | ||||||
| 10 | consumers; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Illinois community banks could not have found a | ||||||
| 12 | more true and fierce advocate for the past 42
years than Bob | ||||||
| 13 | Wingert; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Bob Wingert's legacy will be a continued strong | ||||||
| 15 | and vibrant community banking profession,
which is the economic | ||||||
| 16 | foundation of America's main street; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Bob Wingert and his wife, Diane, are the parents | ||||||
| 18 | of four children, Doak, Paige, Chase, and Cash; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Bob Wingert's tenure as president of CBAI will | ||||||
| 20 | officially end on December 31, 2017; therefore, be it
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| 1 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 2 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 3 | congratulate Robert J. Wingert
on his retirement after more | ||||||
| 4 | than 42 years as president of the Community Bankers Association | ||||||
| 5 | of
Illinois, and we wish him the best in all his future | ||||||
| 6 | endeavors; and be it further
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| 7 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 8 | presented to Bob Wingert as an expression of our
esteem and | ||||||
| 9 | respect.
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