093_HR0433 LRB093 12210 KEF 17390 r 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION 2 WHEREAS, The Carlyle Rotary Club observed its 75th 3 anniversary of service to the Carlyle area, the nation, and 4 the world on May 18, 2003; and 5 WHEREAS, Carlyle Rotary is a chapter of Rotary District 6 6510 and of Rotary International; it is an organization of 7 some 1.2 million business and professional men and women 8 united worldwide; the Rotary provides humanitarian service, 9 encourages high ethical standards in all vocations, and helps 10 build goodwill and peace in the world; and 11 WHEREAS, Rotary was only 22 years old when the Carlyle 12 Club joined the worldwide organization of business and 13 professional persons; the Carlyle Club was number 3303 in the 14 long lineage of Rotary and was sponsored by Flora; and 15 WHEREAS, The original members of Rotary Club included 16 Paul Harris, Sylvester Schille, Gustav Loehr, and Hiram 17 Shorey; the current president of Carlyle Rotary is Hal 18 Meisenheimer and the president-elect is Dan Imming; 19 therefore, be it 20 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 21 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 22 we congratulate the Carlyle Rotary Club on celebrating its 23 75th anniversary of dedicated service to the people of 24 Carlyle and Clinton Counties; and be it further 25 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 26 presented to the president of the Carlyle Rotary, Hal 27 Meisenheimer, as an expression of our respect and esteem.