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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois wish to congratulate Larry F. Altenbaumer on |
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| the occasion of his retirement as President of Illinois Power |
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| on March 31, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Altenbaumer received a Bachelor of Science |
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| degree in electrical engineering/computer science from the |
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| University of Illinois in 1970; he joined Illinois Power the |
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| same year as an assistant electrical engineer in data |
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| processing; he held various positions in data processing, |
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| including responsibilities for several key projects until he |
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| was promoted to director-budgets and forecasts in 1978; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Altenbaumer was named manager of Illinois |
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| Power's first finance department in 1980 and held several |
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| positions in the financial area, including treasurer, |
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| controller, and chief financial officer; he was named senior |
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| vice president and chief financial officer of Illinois Power in |
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| 1992 and was elected chief financial officer, treasurer, and |
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| controller of Illinova upon its formation in 1994; he became |
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| president of Illinois Power in September 1999; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Altenbaumer played a significant role in |
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| assisting the General Assembly in the framing of the Electric |
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| Service Customer Choice and Rate Relief Law of 1997; and
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| WHEREAS, Illinois Power is an electric and natural gas |
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| delivery company with approximately 650,000 customers and |
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| 1,800 employees; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Altenbaumer has a strong sense of community; |
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| he currently serves as the chairman of the James Millikin |
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| Estate Board, the Energy Assistance Foundation, and the |
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| Illinois Energy Association; he previously served as the |