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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate John Xavier Rottman on
4being selected as Man of the Year by St. Cornelius Catholic
5Church's Holy Name Society; and
 
6    WHEREAS, John Rottman was born to Lucille and Francis
7Rottman on May 25, 1948, the younger brother to Tom and older
8brother to Nancy; he grew up on the northwest side of Chicago,
9spent his grade school years at St. Cornelius, and graduated in
101962; he graduated from Quigley Preparatory North Seminary in
111966 and began to study the monastic life at St. Bede Academy
12in Peru; however, he eventually decided that the seminary was
13not for him; and
 
14    WHEREAS, John Rottman fell in love with Candace "Candy"
15Patla, his sister Nancy's best friend, and they were married on
16May 27, 1973; and
 
17    WHEREAS, John Rottman joined the plumber's union in 1973
18and worked for a few different contractors before joining the
19City of Chicago Water Department, where he worked until his
20retirement in 2005; and
 
21    WHEREAS, John Rottman and Candy raised four children, Tim,

 

 

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1Mike, John, and Katie and continued to stay active at St.
2Thelca Parish; they were on the parish council, the liturgy
3committee, in the choirs, and managed the altar servers while
4their children attended the school; eventually, John decided to
5become a deacon; he started the diaconate program in 1998 and
6was ordained in May 2002; and
 
7    WHEREAS, John Rottman and Candy unofficially adopted many
8children; they hosted numerous exchange students over the years
9from Ireland, Spain, Mexico, and Columbia; they also accepted
10their kid's friends as children of their own; John still keeps
11close to those who have come through his life; and
 
 
12    WHEREAS, John Rottman and his family stayed at St. Thelca
13until 2014 when he was transferred to St. Cornelius; he has
14greatly enjoyed his time with the St. Cornelius parishioners
15throughout all the different activities and events; therefore,
16be it
 
17    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
18HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
19we congratulate John Xavier Rottman on being selected as Man of
20the Year by St. Cornelius Catholic Church's Holy Name Society,
21and we wish him the best in all his future endeavors; and be it
22further
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2presented to John Rottman as a symbol of our respect and
3esteem.