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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 recognize milestone events for |
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| businesses of the State; and
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| WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Earl Gaudio and |
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| Son, Inc. of Vermilion County is celebrating the 100th |
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| anniversary of its inception; the company has the distinction |
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| of being the only wholesale beer distributor to have 100 years |
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| of exclusive relationship with Anheuser-Busch; and
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| WHEREAS, The family business was started in 1904 in Benld |
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| by the Gaudio family; during Prohibition, Anheuser-Busch |
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| bottled soft drinks and built carriages and freezers, and the |
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| Gaudio family distributed the legal beverages; and
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| WHEREAS, Earl Gaudio, the second generation in the family |
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| to run the business, joined his father in the family business |
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| in the late 1940s; in 1956, the family became aware of a beer |
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| distributorship available for sale in Danville, and the family |
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| moved its business to Vermilion County; and
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| WHEREAS, Dennis Gaudio became the third generation to serve |
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| in the family business in 1972; his son, Eric, came on board in |
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| 2001, making him the fourth generation to run the family |
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| business; 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 Earl Gaudio and Son, Inc. on the occasion of its |
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| 100th anniversary; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the Gaudio family as an expression of our respect |
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| and esteem.
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