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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 are pleased to congratulate Hirth Plumbing |
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| and Heating Company of Belleville on the occasion of its 100th |
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| anniversary; and
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| WHEREAS, On January 15, 1904, George Hirth founded the |
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| company in Belleville; he owned and operated the company until |
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| his death in 1932, when his daughter, Mame "Hirth" Neuf, and |
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| her husband, Arthur E. Neuf Jr., took over ownership and |
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| operation; the Neufs kept the company until their retirement, |
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| when Elizabeth Anne "Neuf" Terschluse and her husband, Herbert |
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| E. Terschluse Jr., assumed ownership and operation of the |
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| family business; and
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| WHEREAS, Today, Hirth Plumbing and Heating Company is in |
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| its fourth generation of ownership by the same family and is |
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| operated by Stephen, David, and James Terschluse; Hirth |
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| Plumbing and Heating Company has been a union contractor since |
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| its inception and remains committed to the quality and |
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| craftsmanship provided by union plumbers, pipefitters, and |
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| sheet metal workers; the company employs 40 people and operates |
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| as a plumbing, heating, and air conditioning contractor serving |
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| the entire metro east with a customer base of over 10,000; the |
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| home office is still located in Belleville; and
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| WHEREAS, Hirth Plumbing and Heating Company has been in |
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| continuous operation by the same family since 1904, providing |
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| prompt, professional, and courteous service to their |
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| customers, family, friends, and neighbors; 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, that we |
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| congratulate Hirth Plumbing and Heating Company on the occasion |
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| of its 100th anniversary; and be it further
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