HR1691 LRB095 23299 GRL 54009 r

1
HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives wish to congratulate Representative Scott
4 Wilzbach of Salem on his service to the people of the 107th
5 Representative District; and
 
6     WHEREAS, State Representative Scott Wilzbach served with
7 distinction at a particularly challenging time in Illinois
8 history; and
 
9     WHEREAS, Scott Wilzbach was named one of Marion County's
10 first Assistant State's Attorneys; he was appointed Marion
11 County State's Attorney and elected to a full term in his own
12 right in 1976; his son, Matthew, followed in his father's
13 footsteps and currently serves as Marion County State's
14 Attorney; and
 
15     WHEREAS, Representative Wilzbach has worked to help make a
16 difference in South Central Illinois through volunteer work as
17 a member of the Salem Chamber of Commerce and Salem Food
18 Pantry, where his skills as a woodworker were put to use in
19 building all the facility's shelving; he is a former deacon at
20 the Salem Presbyterian Church; he has served as counsel for
21 Salem Hospital and the Village of Kinmundy, and as a hearing
22 officer for the Marion County Housing Authority; he has worked

 

 

HR1691 - 2 - LRB095 23299 GRL 54009 r

1 with B.C.M.W. Community Services, Inc. to help administer
2 grants under the LIHEAP Program to needy families; and
 
3     WHEREAS, Representative Wilzbach and his wife, Melva, have
4 three children, Matthew, Brian, and Michelle (Chambers), 10
5 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Representative Wilzbach plans to continue
7 practicing family law and enjoying woodworking, boating,
8 riding his motorcycles, and spending time with his family;
9 therefore, be it
 
10     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
11 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
12 wish Representative Scott Wilzbach all the best in his future
13 endeavors and congratulate him on his service to the people of
14 the State of Illinois; and be it further
 
15     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
16 presented to Representative Scott Wilzbach as an expression of
17 our esteem and respect.