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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate Jerry H. Cizek III
4 of Glen Ellyn on the occasion of his retirement as president of
5 the Chicago Automobile Trade Association (CATA); and
 
6     WHEREAS, Jerry Cizek III is a Chicago-area native; he
7 graduated from Riverside-Brookfield High School and received
8 his bachelor's degree in business administration from Bradley
9 University in Peoria; he is an inductee of the Bradley
10 University Athletic Hall of Fame; and
 
11     WHEREAS, Jerry Cizek III has had a long and distinguished
12 career in the automotive industry; he began his career in 1968,
13 when he joined his father and grandfather in their dealership;
14 he then attended the Chrysler Motors Institute and continued in
15 the retail automobile business until 1972, when he accepted a
16 position with the American Motors Corporation; in 1973, he
17 joined CATA as a field representative; he also served CATA as
18 the Director of Dealer Relations; and
 
19     WHEREAS, Jerry Cizek III served as president of CATA from
20 July of 1988 to January of 2010; he also served as the general
21 manager of the internationally-famous Chicago Auto Show at
22 McCormick Place; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, Jerry Cizek III was a past commissioner, officer,
2 and president of the Butterfield Park District; he is a past
3 chairman of the Greater Oak Brook Chamber of Commerce; he is a
4 past chairman of The Civic Federation and a member of the Past
5 Chairman's Council; he is a former director of the Park
6 National Bank & Trust Company and a director of the Chicago
7 Metropolitan Better Business Bureau, where he was a recipient
8 of the BBB's coveted Torchbearer Award; he is a member of the
9 Illinois Secretary of State's Dealer Advisory Board and the
10 Auto Dealers Advisory Board for the Illinois Attorney General;
11 he is a past president of the Automotive Trade Association
12 Executives and is a recipient of the Northwood University
13 Automotive Trade Association's Executive of the Year award; and
 
14     WHEREAS, Jerry Cizek III enjoys spending time with his
15 family, golfing, fishing, and skeet shooting; and
 
16     WHEREAS, Jerry Cizek III and his wife, Cheryl, have 3
17 children, Stacey, Lauren, and Jerry IV, and 2 grandchildren;
18 therefore, be it
 
19     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
20 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
21 we congratulate Jerry H. Cizek III on the occasion of his
22 retirement and wish him many happy and healthy retirement

 

 

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1 years; and be it further
 
2     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
3 presented to Jerry Cizek III as a symbol of our esteem and
4 respect.