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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 James Buchanan on the | ||||||
| 4 | occasion of his retirement as Business Manager of Pipe Fitters | ||||||
| 5 | Local 597; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, James Buchanan completed his 5-year | ||||||
| 7 | apprenticeship in 1975; he is also a Certified Welder; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, James Buchanan served as a Business | ||||||
| 9 | Representative for Pipe Fitters Local 597 from 1998 to 2001; he | ||||||
| 10 | served as a Delegate for the Chicago Federation of Labor from | ||||||
| 11 | 1991 to 1998; he has been a Building Trades Journeyman since | ||||||
| 12 | 1975; he also attended United Association Conventions as a | ||||||
| 13 | delegate in 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, and 2011; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, James Buchanan has served as Business Manager of | ||||||
| 15 | Pipe Fitters Local 597 since 2001; as Business Manager, he has | ||||||
| 16 | managed the day-to-day operations for Local 597's 10,300-plus | ||||||
| 17 | members; he serves as Chairman of the Local's Pension Fund and | ||||||
| 18 | as Trustee of the Local's Welfare Fund, 401(k) Plan, and | ||||||
| 19 | Wholesalers Pension Plan; he also oversees 14 full-time | ||||||
| 20 | business representatives covering 23 counties, 18 in Illinois | ||||||
| 21 | and 5 in northwest Indiana; he also serves as the United | ||||||
| 22 | Association's District 4 Vice-President; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, James Buchanan is a member of numerous | ||||||
| 2 | organizations, including the Chicago and Cook County Building | ||||||
| 3 | and Construction Trades Council, the United Association | ||||||
| 4 | Reciprocity Committee, the Amalgamated Bank Labor Council, the | ||||||
| 5 | Plumbers Local 130 St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee, the | ||||||
| 6 | UA/BM Jurisdiction Committee/International, the Resolution and | ||||||
| 7 | Laws Committees of the United Association National Convention, | ||||||
| 8 | the Local 597 Apprenticeship Committee, Pirates, Inc. (a | ||||||
| 9 | charitable organization for aid to children with Down | ||||||
| 10 | Syndrome), and the RTA Board; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, James Buchanan serves as a model of hard work, | ||||||
| 12 | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | ||||||
| 13 | Illinois; therefore, be it
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| 14 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 15 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 16 | congratulate James Buchanan on the occasion of his retirement | ||||||
| 17 | and wish him continued success and happiness in the future; and | ||||||
| 18 | be it further
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| 19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 20 | presented to James Buchanan as a symbol of our esteem and | ||||||
| 21 | respect.
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