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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Phil Maughan on being
4elected State Commander of the Illinois VFW at the 94th annual
5Illinois State Convention on June 13, 2015; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Phil Maughan served honorably in the United States
7Army from September of 1969 through July of 1971 with the 82nd
8Airborne Division at Fort Bragg and with the 7th Battalion,
915th Field Artillery, First Field Force in South Vietnam; he
10received the Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster, the National
11Defense Ribbon, the Vietnam Service Medal, the Vietnam Campaign
12Medal, and the Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with
13Palm; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Phil Maughan joined Naperville's Judd Kendall VFW
15Post 3873 in 1989 and has served the post in many officer
16positions, including All State Post Commander and All American
17Quartermaster; he has served a variety of roles in District 19,
18including All American District Commander for 2012 and 2013; at
19the State level, he was the Voice of Democracy Director for 4
20years after serving as the Assistant Director for 7 terms; he
21has been on the National Programs Committee for 4 years and was
22named National Aide de Camp 3 times; he is a Gold Legacy Life
23Member of Judd Kendall VFW Post 3873; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Phil Maughan is also a member of the Military
2Order of the Cootie, the American Legion (past post commander),
382nd Airborne Association, the 15th Field Artillery
4Association, the National Veterans Art Museum (currently a
5member of the Board of Directors), the Pritzker Military
6Library, the American Institute of CPAs, the Illinois Society
7of CPAs, and the Financial Executives Institute, of which he is
8a past President and longtime board member of the Chicago
9Chapter and past Chairman of the National Membership Committee;
10and
 
11    WHEREAS, Phil Maughan retired from the Northern Trust
12Company as CFO of its Operations and Technology group; he and
13his wife, Marcy (Life Member of VFW Post 3873 Ladies
14Auxiliary), live in Naperville; they have 3 children and 10
15grandchildren; therefore, be it
 
16    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
17NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
18congratulate Phil Maughan on being elected State Commander of
19the Illinois VFW and we wish him much success in his new
20position; and be it further
 
21    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
22presented to Phil Maughan as an expression of our esteem and

 

 

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