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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, On March 5, 2007, James P. Ghiglieri II will be 
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installed as Chairman of the Independent Community Bankers of 
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America, the nation's largest association of community banks, 
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representing over 5,000 members in over 18,000 locations, and 
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employing over 260,000 people; and

 
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    WHEREAS, In his role as Chairman Mr. Ghiglieri will be the 
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top spokesman for the nation's community banks, fighting for 
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fair competition, diversification of financial resources, and 
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the viability of American communities; and

 
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    WHEREAS, In the year 1919, a young Italian immigrant named 
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Bernard (Barney) Ghiglieri, at the age of 24 established a 
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community bank in the coal mining town of Toluca, Illinois in 
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order to provide loans to the working class families of Toluca, 
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pooling their savings in order to make loans for them to 
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establish homes, raise families and start businesses, 
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obtaining credit based not just on their ability to pay, but 
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also on their character; and

 
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    WHEREAS, "Barney" Ghiglieri established his own roots in 
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the small and friendly town, raising his own family, including 
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a son, James I, who, as a young adult, worked at the bank, 
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eventually becoming its president; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Jim Ghiglieri I continued his father's tradition 
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of deep involvement in the community and all of its civic 
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activities; he  rose to become president of Illinois' only bank 
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trade association, fighting for the continued viability of 
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Illinois' community banks and all they represented to small 
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town economic life; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Jim Ghiglieri I and his wife Dorothy "Dot" raised 
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their own family in Toluca, including two daughters, Cathy and 
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Carol, and a son named Jim; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Jim Ghiglieri II rose to become the president of 
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Toluca's only bank, like his father and grandfather before him; 
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in the tradition of his father, he gave to his profession by 
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volunteering his time serving in the leadership of the 
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Community Bankers Association of Illinois, the  largest banking 
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association in Illinois, and the only Illinois banking

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association which exclusively represents Illinois' community 
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banks; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Jim Ghiglieri II became the Chairman of the 
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Community Bankers Association of Illinois, serving his 
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profession while continuing his deep involvement with his 
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community and his family, which consists of his wife, Mary Kay, 
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his sons Matthew and James III, and his daughter, Kristin; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, All of Jim's family, co-workers, neighbors, and 
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peers consider Jim Ghiglieri II an outstanding banker, citizen, 
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professional, and father who is highly deserving of this honor; 
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therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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warmly congratulate James P. Ghiglieri on his appointment as 
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Chairman of the Independent Community Bankers of America, and 
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his continued commitment to his profession; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to James P. Ghiglieri II, as a symbol of our esteem.