Bill Text: IL HR0922 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Eduardo "Eddie" Garcia on receiving the 33rd Annual Charles E. Piper Award.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-04-09 - Resolution Adopted [HR0922 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR0922-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 Eduardo "Eddie" Garcia on | ||||||
4 | receiving the 33rd Annual Charles E. Piper Award; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Each year, the Berwyn Development Corporation | ||||||
6 | selects an individual who best exemplifies the spirit of one of | ||||||
7 | Berwyn's original developers, Charles E. Piper; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Eddie Garcia was born in Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico | ||||||
9 | and is a graduate of St. Joseph High School; he is a first | ||||||
10 | generation Mexican-American born to proud immigrant parents, | ||||||
11 | Florencia Rosas and Aristeo E. Garcia; the Garcia family | ||||||
12 | migrated from Mexico City to the United States in 1989 when | ||||||
13 | Eddie was only five years old; and
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14 | WHEREAS, At the age of 21, Eddie Garcia attained his real | ||||||
15 | estate license; he sold his first property six months later; in | ||||||
16 | 2012, he founded Realty of Chicago; and
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17 | WHEREAS, In 2017, Realty of Chicago closed $126 million in | ||||||
18 | sales and has grown to over 80 agents with three offices | ||||||
19 | located throughout the Chicago area; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Each year, Eddie Garcia and Realty of Chicago give |
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1 | back to the communities of Berwyn and Cicero, providing | ||||||
2 | thousands of children with backpacks and school supplies, | ||||||
3 | feeding over 15,000 people on Thanksgiving Day, and providing | ||||||
4 | scholarships to high school graduates; therefore, be it
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5 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
6 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
7 | congratulate Eduardo "Eddie" Garcia on receiving the 33rd | ||||||
8 | Annual Charles E. Piper Award, and we wish him the best in all | ||||||
9 | his future endeavors; and be it further
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10 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
11 | presented to Eddie Garcia as a symbol of our respect and | ||||||
12 | esteem.
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