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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives wish
3 to congratulate Tom Schwarzlose on the occasion of his 50
4 continuous years of loyal association with Traders Realty and
5 his years of community service; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Mr. Schwarzlose began his career with Traders
7 Realty in Peoria in October of 1953 and since that time has
8 been a member of the Peoria Area Association of Realtors and
9 past president of the Peoria Association of Realtors; he was
10 among the first graduating class of the Graduate Realtors
11 Institute in Illinois and was the first recipient of the Peoria
12 Area Association of Realtors' "Realtor of the Year" award; he
13 was one of the first 2 "Million Dollar Producers" in the Peoria
14 area and is held in high regard and esteem by his colleagues at
15 Traders and by other realtors statewide; and
 
16     WHEREAS, Throughout his life, Mr. Schwarzlose has set a
17 standard of excellence in his commitment to his community and
18 has always left the community organizations he has served
19 better than he found them; he began his idea of giving back to
20 his community while captured during World War II and spending 8
21 months as a prisoner of war in Germany, thus beginning his work
22 with the American Red Cross; he has served as President and
23 Chairman of the United Way, President of the Peoria Jaycees, an
24 Executive Board member of the Creve Coeur Council of the Boy
25 Scouts, a member of the Board of Directors of Christian Buehler
26 Memorial Home, a Charter member of the Board of Peoria City
27 Beautiful, a member of the St. Francis Community Board,
28 President and Board member of the Bergen PTA, and President and
29 Director of St. Augustine Manor and has served on Crippled
30 Children's, Cancer and Heart drives; and
 
31     WHEREAS, Mr. Schwarzlose is the recipient of the Peoria
32 Jaycees' Distinguished Service Award and was the 1999 recipient

 

 

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1 of the Illinois Association of Realtors' Citizenship Award, an
2 award recognizing one realtor within the State of Illinois who
3 has provided outstanding contributions and service to his or
4 her local community and the real estate industry; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Mr. Schwarzlose is recognized in the Peoria
6 community for his constant display of love and respect for and
7 commitment to his fellow man; he is revered by his realtor
8 peers for his personal integrity, honesty, and sense of
9 fairness; his 50 years of dedication to Traders Realty and the
10 impact he has had on organized real estate is a testament to
11 his loyalty and dedication of purpose; therefore, be it
 
12     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
13 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
14 congratulate Mr. Tom Schwarzlose on the occasion of his 50
15 years of continuous service to Traders Realty and to the
16 community of Peoria; and be it further
 
17     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
18 presented to Mr. Schwarzlose as an expression of our esteem.