HR0075 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate Hank Gianvecchio on a lifetime of accomplishments, including receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Italian American Political Coalition; and

WHEREAS, He was first elected to the office of Bloomingdale Township Assessor in 1973 and has been re-elected eight more times; Since he was elected he has led the Bloomingdale Township Assessor's office through periods of tremendous growth and technological change; and

WHEREAS, He is a consummate professional holding a State of Illinois Appraisal License and is a Certified Illinois Assessing Official; under his leadership his office has been a model in Illinois for assessment equity and computerized operations for efficiency and accuracy; the office has also received many awards for professional and outstanding performance; and

WHEREAS, He has received many professional awards over the years and has served with distinction on the Board of Directors of the Illinois Assessors Association and as Chairman of the Legislative Committee; he is past President and past Vice-President of the DuPage County Assessors Association, as well as a Legislative Liaison; he is a member of the DuPage County Assessors Association, International Association of Assessing Officials, National Association of Independent Fee Appraisers, Illinois Assessors Association, and the National Association of Review Appraisers & Mortgage Underwriters; and

WHEREAS, His educational background includes attendance and testing over 70 classes, totaling more than 500 hours of curricula consisting of appraisal theory and practice, assessment valuation, real estate law, assessment administration, and data processing; he has served two different Illinois Governors on commissions, and brings his expertise and knowledge to legislative committee hearings; he worked with then Senate President Pate Philip and then Governor Jim Edgar to make tax caps a reality in Illinois; and he was appointed by former Governor Thompson to serve as a commissioner on the Illinois Commission on Delinquency Prevention in 1980 for a two year term; and

WHEREAS, He was appointed by Governor Edgar to serve as a member of the Commission on Recodification of the Revenue Act of 1939; he was also appointed by Governor Edgar to serve as a member of the Commission on Property Tax Reform in 1998 and appointed by former Senate President Pate Philip to serve as a member of the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation in 1999; and

WHEREAS, Upon retirement, at the end of this year, served as assessor for Bloomingdale Township for the past 36 years; and

WHEREAS, He served his country in the United States Army 4th Infantry Division and is a Vietnam Veteran; while in Vietnam he earned the Presidential Unit Citation and the Vietnam Campaign Ribbon; he served his community by teaching computer courses part-time at the College of DuPage; and

WHEREAS, He has had involvement with the YMCA, Indian Guides, Career Education Program at Medinah School District #11, Cooperative Education Program at Lake Park High School District #108, and American Legion Post # 1084; he is a member of many groups, including the Americans of Italian Decent and the DuPage County Italian Americans; he is married to Geri and has three children, Rick, Christopher, and Natasha; and he has been a resident of DuPage County since 1970; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Hank Gianvecchio on receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Italian American Political Coalition and wish him the best in his future endeavors; and be it further

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