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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate Kevin M. "Kal"
4 Lester on the occasion of his retirement from the Operating
5 Engineers Local #150; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Kevin Lester was put on permit in 1973; he was
7 employed as a well driller at Lane Western until he earned his
8 journeyman's card on June 18, 1977; and
 
9     WHEREAS, After earning his journeyman's card, Kevin Lester
10 worked for various companies, including R.W. Dunteman Corp. and
11 Adcock; he then returned to Lane Western, where he worked until
12 he was asked by Bill Dugan to become a business agent for
13 District 2 of the Operating Engineers Local #150 on September
14 13, 1986; and
 
15     WHEREAS, Kevin Lester is a beloved lobbyist at the Illinois
16 State Capitol and in the Illinois labor union community; and
 
17     WHEREAS, Kevin Lester served as President of the Fox Valley
18 Building Trades Council; and
 
19     WHEREAS, Kevin Lester is a hunter, trapper, and mountain
20 man at heart; he is an accomplished hunter that has traveled to

 

 

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1 South Africa twice and plans to return to hunt Cape Buffalo;
2 and
 
3     WHEREAS, Kevin Lester has served as a model of hard work,
4 integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of
5 Illinois; therefore, be it
 
6     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
7 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
8 congratulate Kevin M. "Kal" Lester on the occasion of his
9 retirement and wish him many happy and healthy retirement
10 years; and be it further
 
11     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12 presented to Kevin Lester as a symbol of our esteem and
13 respect.