HR0187 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representative are pleased to congratulate Roger E. Poole on the occasion of his retirement as Directing Business Representative of District 9 International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (I.A.M.A.W.); and

WHEREAS, Roger Poole was a 43-year member of Automotive Lodge 313 and was elected to serve as President and Vice-President of the lodge; he was elected Business Representative in January of 1979; and

WHEREAS, Roger Poole was elected to serve as Directing Business Representative of District 9 I.A.M.A.W., a position he served in from January 1, 2004 until his retirement; and

WHEREAS, Prior to joining the staff at District 9, Roger Poole was active in his Local, serving as a delegate to the Belleville Union Labor Council, the Southwestern Illinois Central Labor Council, the Greater Madison County Federation of Labor, District Lodge 9, the Illinois State Council of Machinists, the Mid-West States Conference of Machinists, and the Illinois State AFL-CIO; he also served as a delegate to every I.A.M. convention since 1972; and

WHEREAS, Roger Poole is a member of the International Association of Machinists Law Committee and the Machinists Non-Partisan Political League National Planning Committee; he has served as president of the Mid-West State Council of Machinists and as president of the 12th Congressional District of C.O.P.E. AFL-CIO; he has served as Vice-President of the Illinois and Missouri State AFL-CIO; he has been an Executive Board member of the St. Louis Labor Council and has served on the Executive Committee of the United Way of Greater St. Louis; he has also served as an elected Democrat Precinct Committeeman; and

WHEREAS, Roger Poole was the recipient of the Labor Man of the Year Award from the Southwestern Illinois Central Labor Council and the Community Services Labor Man of the Year Award from the St. Louis Labor Council; and

WHEREAS, Roger Poole has been married to his wife, Rosalie, for 43 years; he has two sons, Brian and Jason, two daughters-in-law, Barbara and Gina, and two grandchildren, Darby and Cody; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Roger E. Poole on the occasion of his retirement and wish him many happy and healthy retirement years; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Roger Poole as a symbol of our respect and esteem.