A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring former Mishawaka
Common Council Member, John Gleissner.
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A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring former
Mishawaka Common Council Member, John Gleissner.
Whereas, John Gleissner served 24 years as an at-large
member of the Mishawaka Common Council and served four
years as Council President;
Whereas, John Gleissner is the longest serving councilman
in Mishawaka history. Over the course of his tenure he saw
roughly 2,500 ordinances come before the council and served
with 31 other council members;
Whereas, John Gleissner grew up in Mishawaka and
returned in 1967 to start his first job as a teacher. He won
Teach of the Year for School City of Mishawaka in 1994 and
retired as a social studies teacher from John Young Middle
School in 2005; and
Whereas, Since leaving the council, John Gleissner has
joined the St. Joseph County Parks Board: Therefore,