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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Gail D. Mitchell on the | ||||||
| 4 | occasion of his retirement after 20 years of dedicated service | ||||||
| 5 | as Mayor of the City of Fairview Heights; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Gail Mitchell was born in 1937 in East St. Louis; | ||||||
| 7 | he was raised in Ava before moving back to East St. Louis in | ||||||
| 8 | 1953, where he resided until he moved and settled in Fairview | ||||||
| 9 | Heights; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Prior to becoming Mayor of the City of Fairview | ||||||
| 11 | Heights, Gail Mitchell was employed by the General Motors | ||||||
| 12 | Corporation from 1956 until his retirement in November of 1987; | ||||||
| 13 | and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, In 1983, Gail Mitchell was elected to serve as | ||||||
| 15 | Fairview Heights' Ward 3 Alderman, serving in that capacity | ||||||
| 16 | until 1987; he was re-elected as Alderman in 1991 and | ||||||
| 17 | subsequently served a second 4-year term, serving there until | ||||||
| 18 | he ran for and successfully gained the office of Mayor of the | ||||||
| 19 | City of Fairview Heights in 1995; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Gail Mitchell was re-elected as Mayor of the City | ||||||
| 21 | of Fairview Heights in April of 1999; he is currently serving | ||||||
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| 1 | his third term after being re-elected in April of 2003; and | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, While serving the citizens of Fairview Heights as | ||||||
| 3 | their Mayor, Gail Mitchell has been very active in many local | ||||||
| 4 | organizations; he served as President of the Southwestern | ||||||
| 5 | Illinois Council of Mayors from 2001 to 2003; he also served as | ||||||
| 6 | Vice President of the Illinois Municipal League Board; and | ||||||
| 7 | WHEREAS, Gail Mitchell and his wife of 48 years, Vera, have | ||||||
| 8 | been residents of Fairview Heights since October of 1963; Gail | ||||||
| 9 | and Vera have 4 children and 8 grandchildren; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Gail Mitchell serves as a model of hard work, | ||||||
| 11 | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | ||||||
| 12 | Illinois; therefore, be it
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| 13 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 14 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 15 | congratulate Gail D. Mitchell on the occasion of his retirement | ||||||
| 16 | and wish him continued success and happiness in the future; and | ||||||
| 17 | be it further
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| 18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 19 | presented to Gail Mitchell as a symbol of our esteem and | ||||||
| 20 | respect.
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