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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives offer our sincere appreciation to William E.
4 Johnson for his many years of service as County Treasurer of
5 Bond County; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Mr. Johnson was elected County Treasurer in 1970,
7 back when figures were all done by hand; he has served nine
8 consecutive terms, the longest consecutive acting terms in
9 Illinois history for a County Treasurer; for 34 years, he has
10 run the office and served the people of Bond County extremely
11 well; and
 
12     WHEREAS, Before he was elected Treasurer, he worked at Pet
13 Milk and was an insurance salesman; while in office, he owned
14 and managed the Uptown Motel and managed a Sears outlet; he has
15 been an active Boy Scout leader since 1993, and has been
16 appointed to the Bond County Housing Authority Board; and
 
17     WHEREAS, He married Tedra Cunningham in 1962; they have
18 three children, Whitney, Dan and Ryan, and five grandchildren;
19 therefore, be it
 
20     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
21 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
22 congratulate William E. Johnson on his retirement and commend
23 him for his long and meritorious service to Bond County
24 residents, as well as the State of Illinois; and be it further
 
25     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
26 presented to Mr. Johnson.