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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 Dennis E. "Denny" Sexton | ||||||
| 4 | on the occasion of his retirement from United Brotherhood of | ||||||
| 5 | Carpenters Union Local 13; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Dennis Sexton is a lifelong resident of Chicago; | ||||||
| 7 | he graduated from Washburne Trade School in 1968; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Dennis Sexton graduated to the position of | ||||||
| 9 | Journeyman Carpenter on October 6, 1968; he then joined United | ||||||
| 10 | Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Local 13 in | ||||||
| 11 | 1964, becoming a third-generation carpenter; throughout his | ||||||
| 12 | tenure, he functioned in many roles, including Apprentice | ||||||
| 13 | Coordinator from 1987 to 1994; he is also a former trustee for | ||||||
| 14 | Local 13 and a previous delegate for Local 13 for the UBC | ||||||
| 15 | General Convention; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Dennis Sexton was elected to serve as a delegate | ||||||
| 17 | to the Regional Council in 1975, appointed to be the assistant | ||||||
| 18 | to the president and a lobbyist in 1994, and was elected to | ||||||
| 19 | serve as Vice President of Local 13 in 2002; he served ably in | ||||||
| 20 | all 3 capacities for many years until his retirement; and | ||||||
| 21 | WHEREAS, Dennis Sexton was a dedicated member of the | ||||||
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| 1 | Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters; he was an apprentice | ||||||
| 2 | coordinator for the Council from 1987 to 1994 and Assistant to | ||||||
| 3 | the President and Director of Intergovernmental Affairs and a | ||||||
| 4 | lobbyist from 1994 to 2015; during the 98th General Assembly, | ||||||
| 5 | he was instrumental in the creation of House Bill 923 and | ||||||
| 6 | worked tirelessly to obtain bipartisan support for its passage; | ||||||
| 7 | he also worked on numerous other employee safety bills; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Dennis Sexton is the loving father of Dennis and | ||||||
| 9 | Robert, who are both fourth generation Local 13 Carpenters, and | ||||||
| 10 | Sarah (Michael) O'Brien, and the grandfather of Ella O'Brien; | ||||||
| 11 | and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Dennis Sexton serves as a model of hard work, | ||||||
| 13 | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | ||||||
| 14 | Illinois; therefore, be it
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| 15 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 16 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 17 | congratulate Dennis E. "Denny" Sexton on the occasion of his | ||||||
| 18 | retirement and wish him continued success and happiness in the | ||||||
| 19 | future; and be it further
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| 20 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 21 | presented to Dennis Sexton as a symbol of our esteem and | ||||||
| 22 | respect.
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