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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 the Jerseyville Motor |
| 4 | | Company, Inc. on the occasion of its 100th anniversary; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, The Jerseyville Motor Company was established by |
| 6 | | R. Leo Smith at 301 North State Street in Jerseyville in 1923; |
| 7 | | and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Operating as a Ford dealership, the Jerseyville |
| 9 | | Motor Company's first sale was a Ford LTD; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, The Jerseyville Motor Company moved to its |
| 11 | | current location at 1205 South State Street in Jerseyville in |
| 12 | | 1983; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, The Jerseyville Motor Company sold Mercury |
| 14 | | vehicles until the Ford brand was discontinued in 2011; and
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| 15 | | WHEREAS, The Jerseyville Motor Company began selling Ford |
| 16 | | electric vehicles (EVs) in 2022; and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, The Jerseyville Motor Company sells over 500 new |
| 18 | | and used vehicles each year; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Today, the Jerseyville Motor Company is one of |
| 2 | | the largest privately owned employers in Jersey County; the |
| 3 | | business currently employs 22 loyal workers, with the average |
| 4 | | tenure per employee being 17 years; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, The Jerseyville Motor Company has received |
| 6 | | multiple Ford President's Awards from the Ford Motor Company, |
| 7 | | one of the motor company's most prestigious awards in |
| 8 | | recognition of dealers who have achieved the highest levels of |
| 9 | | customer satisfaction in their respective Customer Viewpoint |
| 10 | | Group; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, The Jerseyville Motor Company remains a family |
| 12 | | owned and operated business across four generations, having |
| 13 | | been passed down from R. Leo Smith to his son-in-law, Matt |
| 14 | | Dwyer, who led the company until his retirement in the |
| 15 | | mid-1980s; the business was then taken over by his own son, |
| 16 | | David Dwyer, who serves as its current owner, and it currently |
| 17 | | employs John David Dwyer, his son; therefore, be it
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| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 19 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 20 | | we congratulate the Jerseyville Motor Company, Inc. on its |
| 21 | | 100th anniversary, and we wish the business continued success |
| 22 | | in the future; and be it further
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