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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate Dennis L. Myers on
4 the occasion of his retirement as Vice President and General
5 Counsel for the Midwest Area at Verizon Wireless; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Dennis Myers is a native of Ogden, Illinois; he
7 earned his bachelor's degree from Knox College in Galesburg,
8 Illinois in 1969 and his J.D. from the University of Illinois
9 School of Law in 1972; he was admitted to the Illinois Bar in
10 1972 and the Indiana Bar in 1986; and
 
11     WHEREAS, From 1972 until 1985, Dennis Myers was a partner
12 at Meyer, Capel, Hirschfeld, Muncy, Jahn & Alden in Champaign,
13 Illinois, where he specialized in telecommunications,
14 commercial, real estate, and health care law; and
 
15     WHEREAS, Dennis Myers has been a significant contributor to
16 the success of the wireless industry in this State and
17 throughout the Midwest over the last 20 years; in 1985, he
18 accepted a position as an attorney at the Indiana Bell
19 Telephone Company, working there until 1988; from 1988 to 1999,
20 he served as Vice President and General Counsel for Ameritech
21 Mobile Communications, Inc.; he served as Associate General
22 Counsel for GTE Wireless from 1999 until 2000; from 2000 to

 

 

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1 2001, he served as Associate General Counsel of Northern
2 Operations for Verizon Wireless, where he was responsible for
3 the company's field legal staff in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic,
4 Northwest, and Great Lakes regions; in 2001, he became Vice
5 President and General Counsel of Verizon Wireless' Midwest
6 Area, where he was responsible for managing the company's legal
7 issues over 15 states; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Dennis Myers and his wife Kathryn, whom he married
9 on March 22, 1969, have three children, James, who is currently
10 a Strategic Planning Analyst for FedEx, Leah, who is an
11 Assistant Attorney General of Criminal Appeals for the Illinois
12 Attorney General's Office, and Timothy, who is currently
13 pursuing his bachelor's degree from Marquette University; and
 
14     WHEREAS, Dennis Myers' quiet demeanor, solid legal advice,
15 and avuncular style have earned him the respect of his
16 co-workers, family, and friends; he will be sorely missed by
17 his colleagues at Verizon Wireless; therefore, be it
 
18     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
19 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
20 congratulate Dennis L. Myers on the occasion of his retirement
21 and wish him continued success and happiness in the future; and
22 be it further
 

 

 

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