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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are pleased to congratulate
William Janas as he | ||||||
4 | retires from his position at the Nabisco Bakery after 40 years | ||||||
5 | of dedicated
service; and | ||||||
6 | WHEREAS, William Janas was born in Anna on August 4, 1952, | ||||||
7 | the same year that the
Nabisco Bakery was opened at 7300 South | ||||||
8 | Kedzie Avenue in Chicago; and | ||||||
9 | WHEREAS, William Janas was raised by his mother and | ||||||
10 | grandparents in the shadow of the
Nabisco Bakery in Chicago's | ||||||
11 | Marquette Park neighborhood; he was a graduate of Nativity of | ||||||
12 | the
Blessed Virgin Mary Parish Grade School, and, after | ||||||
13 | attending 3 different high schools in
3 different states, he | ||||||
14 | graduated from St. Bonaventure High School in Sturtevant, | ||||||
15 | Wisconsin; and | ||||||
16 | WHEREAS, After being encouraged by his uncle George Janas, | ||||||
17 | Business Manager for District 8
of the International | ||||||
18 | Association of Machinists, William Janas started his career at | ||||||
19 | the Nabisco
Bakery as an apprentice machinist on October 23, | ||||||
20 | 1973; and | ||||||
21 | WHEREAS, William Janas trained at Washburne Trade School, |
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1 | graduated from the 4-year
apprenticeship program, and then | ||||||
2 | dedicated himself to a career where he repaired and
maintained | ||||||
3 | the many different machines that produce the Nabisco products | ||||||
4 | that are enjoyed by
many throughout the United States; and
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5 | WHEREAS, William Janas has also been a member of Local 49 | ||||||
6 | of the International Association
of Machinists and volunteered | ||||||
7 | his time throughout the years as a steward and a member of the
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8 | contract negotiating committee; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Throughout his 40 years at the Nabisco Bakery, | ||||||
10 | William Janas worked countless
hours of overtime, and through | ||||||
11 | this dedication and sacrifice, he and his wife, Patricia, were | ||||||
12 | able
to put their 2 children through college; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Despite the long hours he dedicated to his job, | ||||||
14 | William Janas volunteered as a
coach for many Darien Youth Club | ||||||
15 | soccer, basketball, and baseball teams and he is known
amongst | ||||||
16 | his friends, family, and neighbors for giving baskets full of | ||||||
17 | Nabisco cookies during the
Holiday season and for special | ||||||
18 | occasions; and
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19 | WHEREAS, For the last 5 years, William Janas has worked as | ||||||
20 | a planner at the Nabisco
Bakery; and
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21 | WHEREAS, William Janas's 40-year career will be celebrated |
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1 | on his last day at work on
February 7, 2014; therefore, be it
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2 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
3 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
4 | we congratulate William Janas
on the occasion of his retirement | ||||||
5 | from the Nabisco Bakery, thank him for being a model of hard
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6 | work and commitment to his family and community, and wish him | ||||||
7 | all the best in his future
endeavors; and be it further
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8 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
9 | presented to William Janas as an
expression of our esteem and | ||||||
10 | respect.
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