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| HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the General Assembly of the State |
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| of Illinois
are pleased to congratulate Jack Kiesgen on the |
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| occasion of his retirement as
the Grant Township Highway |
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| Commissioner after 41 years of service; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Kiesgen has served as the Highway Commissioner |
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| for 24 years; the highway department is responsible for the |
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| maintenance of the 57 miles of township roads; his staff was |
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| responsible for the
following duties: winter snow and ice |
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| control; maintenance and replacement of drainage and storm |
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| sewers; tree trimming and roadside mowing; and assistance in |
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| many ways for families involved in
flooding and storms with |
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| sand bagging, pumps, and debris clean-up; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Kiesgen has served his area in many ways, |
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| including as member of the Fox
Lake Volunteer Fire Department, |
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| as a member of the
American Legion Post No. 703, as a charter |
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| member of the Fox
Lake Lions Club, as past president of the |
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| Lake County Highway Commissioners, and as a trustee for the |
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| Village of Fox Lake; he is a member of the Fox Lake Police |
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| Pension Board and an honorary member of Korpan's Landing Yacht |
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| Club; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Kiesgen prides himself for having excellent |
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| intergovernmental cooperation with the municpalities in and |
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| around Grant Township; he is known for his great smile and |
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| positive attitude; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-THIRD
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE |
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| SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we congratulate Jack Kiesgen on
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| the occasion of his retirement as Highway Commissioner for |
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| Grant Township after
41 years of service with the department; |
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| and be it further
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