Bill Text: IL HR1167 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulates C. Edward Way of East St. Louis on his retirement from the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen Illinois State Legislative Board.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2010-04-27 - Resolution Adopted [HR1167 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-HR1167-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives are pleased to congratulate C. Edward Way of
East St. Louis on his retirement from the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen Illinois State Legislative
Board; and
WHEREAS, He was born on March 15, 1945 in East St. Louis;
he attended East Side High School; he served in the United
States Air Force as an Military Policemen during the Vietnam
War and was honorably discharged in 1968; and
WHEREAS, C. Edward Way and his wife, Mary Kay, were married
in September of 1968; and
WHEREAS, He worked at ADT from 1968 to 1969, and was a
member of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Local 1; he hired out on the Gulf, Mobile, and Ohio (GM&O)
Railroad in July of 1969 as a trainman; and in December of 1969
he went into engine service as a fireman; and
WHEREAS, The GM&O merged with the Illinois Central in 1972
and Ed was promoted to Locomotive Engineer in 1973; and he
served the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Division 444 as
Secretary-Treasurer in 1973; and

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WHEREAS, In 1978, he served as Vice Local Chairman and
Legislative Representative of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers Division 512; in 1996, he served as Local Chairman of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Division 512; and from
1996 to 2010, he served as Chairman of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen Illinois State Legislative
Board; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Way and his wife are the proud parents of
Jason, Scott, Shannon, and Erin; and the doting grandparents of
Zachary, Paige, Marley, Sullivan, Mathias, Dorothy, Mark,
Maiya, Patricia, and Lorelie; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
congratulate C. Edward Way on his retirement and wish him the
best in all his future endeavors; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to C. Edward Way as a symbol of our respect and
esteem.