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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Louis Jackstadt retired from his position as
3 Collinsville city clerk on April 1, 2006, a position he had
4 held since 1979; and
 
5     WHEREAS, He was born in a house just six blocks from his
6 current residence and is a lifelong resident of the city; he
7 received a parochial education at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic
8 Church and School, where he is still a parishioner, and
9 graduated from Collinsville High School; he received a football
10 scholarship and G.I. Bill to St. Louis University, where he
11 studied political science; and
 
12     WHEREAS, After serving in the military from 1941 to 1946,
13 Mr. Jackstadt was elected to the Collinsville school board
14 where he served from 1949 to 1951; and
 
15     WHEREAS, He was elected Collinsville mayor at the age of 29
16 in 1951 and remains the youngest mayor in the history of the
17 city; he served one term as mayor and continued his career in
18 city government; for five years he was on the Board of Fire and
19 Police Commissioners and from 1972 to 1979, he was a city
20 coordinator for a major sewer project; in 1979 he became city
21 clerk; and
 
22     WHEREAS, Intending to retire in 1995, Mr. Jackstadt was
23 convinced to remain in the position of city clerk on a
24 part-time basis until his retirement; and
 
25     WHEREAS, He and his wife, Neva, raised eight children, all
26 of whom have remained close to their roots in Collinsville;
27 therefore, be it
 
28     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
29 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that

 

 

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1 we congratulate Louis Jackstadt on the occasion of his
2 retirement as Collinsville city clerk after so many years of
3 service; and be it further
 
4     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
5 presented to Mr. Jackstadt as an expression of our esteem.