HR0756 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate Dennis L. Myers on the occasion of his retirement as Vice President and General Counsel for the Midwest Area at Verizon Wireless; and

WHEREAS, Dennis Myers is a native of Ogden, Illinois; he earned his bachelor's degree from Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois in 1969 and his J.D. from the University of Illinois School of Law in 1972; he was admitted to the Illinois Bar in 1972 and the Indiana Bar in 1986; and

WHEREAS, From 1972 until 1985, Dennis Myers was a partner at Meyer, Capel, Hirschfeld, Muncy, Jahn & Alden in Champaign, Illinois, where he specialized in telecommunications, commercial, real estate, and health care law; and

WHEREAS, Dennis Myers has been a significant contributor to the success of the wireless industry in this State and throughout the Midwest over the last 20 years; in 1985, he accepted a position as an attorney at the Indiana Bell Telephone Company, working there until 1988; from 1988 to 1999, he served as Vice President and General Counsel for Ameritech Mobile Communications, Inc.; he served as Associate General Counsel for GTE Wireless from 1999 until 2000; from 2000 to 2001, he served as Associate General Counsel of Northern Operations for Verizon Wireless, where he was responsible for the company's field legal staff in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Northwest, and Great Lakes regions; in 2001, he became Vice President and General Counsel of Verizon Wireless' Midwest Area, where he was responsible for managing the company's legal issues over 15 states; and

WHEREAS, Dennis Myers and his wife Kathryn, whom he married on March 22, 1969, have three children, James, who is currently a Strategic Planning Analyst for FedEx, Leah, who is an Assistant Attorney General of Criminal Appeals for the Illinois Attorney General's Office, and Timothy, who is currently pursuing his bachelor's degree from Marquette University; and

WHEREAS, Dennis Myers' quiet demeanor, solid legal advice, and avuncular style have earned him the respect of his co-workers, family, and friends; he will be sorely missed by his colleagues at Verizon Wireless; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Dennis L. Myers on the occasion of his retirement and wish him continued success and happiness in the future; and be it further

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