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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate Charles M. Hill Sr.
4 for 25 years of service and dedication as a member of the
5 Illinois FAIR Plan Association Governing Committee and the
6 Illinois Mine Subsidence Insurance Fund Board of Directors; and
 
7     WHEREAS, Charles Hill earned a Masters of Science degree in
8 Urban Affairs from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, and
9 completed the University of Michigan's Graduate School of Bank
10 Management in 1982; and
 
11     WHEREAS, Charles Hill was appointed in 1983 as the first
12 Public Director of both the Illinois FAIR Plan Association
13 Governing Committee and the Illinois Mine Subsidence Insurance
14 Fund Board of Directors; and
 
15     WHEREAS, During the entire 25 years Charles Hill
16 consistently and successfully represented the needs of the
17 Illinois consumer as an advocate for adequate and affordable
18 insurance by: leading successful efforts to repopulate the FAIR
19 Plan; establishing programs dedicated to promoting home
20 ownership, insurance training, and fire prevention; assuring
21 the financial solvency of the Mine Subsidence Insurance Fund
22 through careful oversight of investments; promoting increases

 

 

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1 in limits of liability to enable all homeowners to obtain full
2 time subsidence coverage; and serving as a role model and
3 mentor to numerous insurance professionals in both the FAIR
4 Plan and Mine Subsidence organizations; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Charles Hill is past Chairman of the FAIR Plan
6 Association Governing Committee and current Chairman of its
7 Finance and Audit Committee; he is past Chairman of the
8 Illinois Mine Subsidence Insurance Fund Board of Directors and
9 current Chairman of its Finance and Audit Committees; and
 
10     WHEREAS, Until February of 2000, Charles Hill was Executive
11 Vice President of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, served
12 as Chief Operating Officer, and also directed the Bank's
13 Community Investment Group; and he pioneered affordable
14 housing programs in Illinois and Wisconsin; and
 
15     WHEREAS, Charles Hill continues to be actively involved in
16 serving and promoting the financial interests of consumers,
17 working on the boards of several organizations, including
18 Guaranty Bank where he serves on both the Audit and
19 Compensation Committees, past Chairman of the Board of the
20 Woodstock Institute, a national advocacy organization, trustee
21 and life member of the National Housing Conference, and he is
22 an Executive Committee member of the National Association of
23 Affordable Housing Lenders; therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
2 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
3 congratulate and recognize Charles M. Hill Sr. for his hard
4 work and devotion to the Illinois FAIR Plan Association
5 Governing Committee and the Illinois Mine Subsidence Insurance
6 Fund Board of Directors; and be it further
 
7     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8 presented to Charles M. Hill Sr. as a symbol of our respect and
9 gratitude for his public service.