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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Ronald A. Oppedisano on
4the occasion of his retirement after many years of service to
5the people of Norridge; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Ronald A. Oppedisano moved to Norridge in 1961 and
7graduated from Divine Savior School with the class of 1969; and
 
8    WHEREAS, In 1975, at the age of 19, Ronald Oppedisano
9became the youngest person ever to be licensed by the State of
10Illinois for real estate sales; and
 
11    WHEREAS, In 1991, Ronald Oppedisano was appointed by Mayor
12Joseph Sieb to serve as a member of the Zoning Board of Appeals
13for the Village of Norridge; and
 
14    WHEREAS, In 1998, Ronald Oppedisano was appointed Chairman
15of the Zoning Board of Appeals for the Village of Norridge;
16that same year, he was appointed to Village Trustee, a position
17which he was elected to in 1999, 2003, and 2007; and
 
18    WHEREAS, As Village Trustee, Ronald Oppedisano served as
19the Chairman of the Streets, Sidewalks, Alleys, and Information
20Technology Committees; he also served as a member of the Law

 

 

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1and Ordinance and Village Properties/Economic Development
2Committees; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Ronald Oppedisano led the way for the formulation
4of a Master Plan for Norridge and served as a member of the
5Emergency Telephone System Board; and
 
6    WHEREAS, In 2009, Ronald Oppedisano was elected as Norridge
7Village President following the death of his friend and Village
8President, Earl J. Field; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Ronald Oppedisano has volunteered countless hours
10as a coach in various Norridge Youth Activities sports programs
11and with the Ridgewood High School Parents club; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Ronald Oppedisano is the owner of a real estate
13appraisal and consulting firm, having been awarded the MAI,
14CAE, and CIAO professional appraisal designations; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Ronald Oppedisano and his wife, Linda, have raised
163 children, Tina, Lisa, and Vince, in the Village of Norridge;
17all of them have been model citizens and pillars of the
18community; therefore, be it
 
19    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
20NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that

 

 

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1we congratulate Ronald A. Oppedisano on the occasion of his
2retirement, thank him for his many years of honorable and
3dedicated service to the Village of Norridge and to the State
4of Illinois, and wish him success in all of his future
5endeavors; and be it further
 
6    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7presented to Ronald Oppedisano as an expression of our esteem
8and respect.