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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, It has come to the attention of the members of the
3 Illinois House of Representatives that Ken Bartels of Elmhurst
4 is the recipient of the 56th Distinguished Service Award given
5 by the Elmhurst Jaycees; and
 
6     WHEREAS, The Distinguished Service Award is an annual award
7 given to a citizen in recognition of his or her dedication to
8 making the City of Elmhurst a better community; and
 
9     WHEREAS, Ken Bartels has served as the Vice President of
10 College Advancement at Elmhurst College since 1981; and he has
11 been a Director of the Community Bank of Elmhurst since 1999;
12 and
 
13     WHEREAS, Mr. Bartels has been active in the Elmhurst
14 Chamber of Commerce & Industry for more than 20 years and has
15 been a member of the Rotary Club of Elmhurst for 25 years,
16 serving 10 years as a director; he is also a board member and
17 an endowment trust member of the Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra;
18 in addition, he has been active with many other Elmhurst
19 community groups; and
 
20     WHEREAS, Mr. Bartels is known in the community as the TV
21 voice of the Elmhurst Memorial Day Parade, the opening

 

 

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1 ceremonies at Elmfest, and as a part of the "Elmhurst Our Kind
2 of Town" television series; and
 
3     WHEREAS, Ken Bartels was married to Claire, who passed away
4 after battling cancer in 1995; in her memory he created the
5 Walk for Hope to raise money to fight cancer; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Ken Bartels is married to Marge and has three
7 children, Amy, Brittney, and Jacob; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Mr. Bartels will be honored at the Distinguished
9 Service Award dinner at the River Forest Country Club on April
10 18, 2007; therefore, be it
 
11     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
12 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
13 congratulate Ken Bartels on being the recipient of the
14 Distinguished Service Award given by the Elmhurst Jaycees; and
15 be it further
 
16     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
17 presented to Ken Bartels as a symbol of our respect.