Bill Text: IL HR0750 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulates Ralph Pechanio on receiving the ECCI Chairman's Award.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Passed) 2018-01-30 - Resolution Adopted [HR0750 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HR0750-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives wish to congratulate Ralph Pechanio on
receiving the 2017 Chairman's Award from the Elmhurst Chamber
of Commerce and Industry; and
WHEREAS, Ralph Pechanio has been an active Chamber member
for 45 years and has served tenures as Chair, as Treasurer, and
three terms as an elected Director; in 2017, he served as the
appointed Treasurer on the Board of Directors for the third
straight year; and
WHEREAS, Ralph Pechanio is a touchstone through which
multiple generations of businesspeople, civic leaders, and
community volunteers have connected; and
WHEREAS, Ralph Pechanio has served the business and civic
communities by chairing the Elmhurst Veterans Memorial
Commission and co-chairing the Elmhurst Memorial Day Parade
Committee; as the Fundraising Chairman, he played an integral
role in the building of the Veterans Memorial in Wilder Park;
he has also remained the primary donor to both the Ralph P.
Endowment Student Internship Fund and non-endowed student
internship fund at Elmhurst College; and

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WHEREAS, Ralph Pechanio was inducted into the Elmhurst
Chamber of Commerce and Industry's Civic Hall of Fame in 2015;
he received the Distinguished Service Award from the Elmhurst
Jaycees in 2001, the Good Works Award from the Elmhurst Chamber
of Commerce and Industry in 2009, and the Community Service
Award from the Elmhurst College Bluejay Backers in 2014; and
WHEREAS, Ralph Pechanio graduated from DePaul University
with a Bachelor of Science in Commerce, with a major in
accounting, in 1963; he served in the United States Army from
1965 until 1967; and
WHEREAS, Ralph Pechanio's banking career included 23 years
at the former Elmhurst Federal Savings Bank, where he worked as
a Controller, Vice President and Treasurer, and then as Chief
Financial Officer; prior to Elmhurst Federal, he served as a
Savings and Loan Examiner at the State of Illinois' Department
of Financial Institutions; he and his wife, Georgette, have
resided in Elmhurst since their marriage in 1969; therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
congratulate Ralph Pechanio on receiving the 2017 Chairman's
Award, and we recognize his dedication to volunteering and
appreciate his contributions to promoting an environment that

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creates success for businesses in Illinois; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to Ralph Pechanio as an expression of our esteem and
respect.