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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of  
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Representatives are pleased to honor our esteemed colleague, 
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Illinois State Representative James H. "Jim" Meyer, for his 
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many years of dedicated service to the people of the State of 
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Illinois and the Illinois House of Representatives; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Representative Jim Meyer is a resident of 
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Naperville; he earned his bachelor's degree in political 
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science and history from Upper Iowa University; he served four 
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years in the United States Air Force, where he was stationed in 
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Omaha, Nebraska and Korat, Thailand; obtaining the rank of 
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Staff Sergeant, he was honorably discharged in 1971; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Prior to his election to the 48th District, 
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Representative Jim Meyer served for 10 years as the State 
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Representative of the 82nd District; he also served as a 
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Bolingbrook village trustee from 1983 to 1993 and as 
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Bolingbrook's Deputy Mayor from 1987 to 1993; he was previously 
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employed as a district agent for the Prudential Insurance 
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Company; and

 
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    WHEREAS, During his tenure in the Illinois House of 
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Representatives, Representative Jim Meyer has served as the 
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Minority Spokesman for the House Telecommunications and Smart 
 


 






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Growth & Regional Planning committees; he has also been a 
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member of the Executive, Consumer Protection, Environment & 
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Energy, Health & Healthcare Disparities, and Registration & 
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Regulation committees, as well as the Advisory Committee on 
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Hiring Veterans and the Solid Waste Subcommittee; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Representative Jim Meyer has remained an active 
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member of his community; he is a member of the Naperville, 
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Woodridge, Lisle, and Bolingbrook Chambers of Commerce, the 
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Naperville Exchange Club, the Bolingbrook Lyons, Viet Now, the 
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Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5917, and the American Legion 
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Post 1288; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Representative Jim Meyer and his beloved wife, 
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Bonnie, have one daughter, Lisa, and two grandsons, Jason and 
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Nathaniel; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Following his retirement in January of 2009, 
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Representative Jim Meyer will hopefully have more time to spend 
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on his favorite activities, such as traveling (especially to 
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Disney World), being outdoors in his garden, astronomy, or, 
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most importantly, spending time with his family; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Representative Jim Meyer will be remembered by the 
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grateful citizens of the 48th District and the members of this 
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august body as a kind and sincere gentleman whose low-key and 
 


 






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aggressive political style have made him an effective and 
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forthright legislator; 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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honor Illinois State Representative James H. "Jim" Meyer for 
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his many years of dedicated service to the people of the State 
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of Illinois and this august body and wish him continued success 
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and happiness in his future endeavors; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Representative Jim Meyer as a symbol of our esteem 
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and respect.