Full Text of HR0677 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois House of Representatives is | 3 | | delighted to honor Michael Zahn on the occasion of his | 4 | | retirement as Business Manager of the International Union of | 5 | | Operating Engineers Local 965; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Mike Zahn followed in the footsteps of his father | 7 | | and joined Local 965 in 1974; he spent nearly 30 years with | 8 | | Local 965, eventually becoming the business manager for the | 9 | | union; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Local 965 serves the operating engineers of 15 | 11 | | counties in central Illinois, including Adams, Brown, Cass, | 12 | | Christian, De Witt, Logan, Macon, Menard, Morgan, Piatt, Pike, | 13 | | Sangamon, Schuyler, Scott, and Shelby Counties; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Mike Zahn has been a dedicated public servant for | 15 | | his entire career, serving as Chairman of the Illinois State | 16 | | Council and a member of the Greater Springfield Chamber of | 17 | | Commerce Diversity Development Council; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Mike Zahn is active in the Springfield-based Faith | 19 | | Coalition for the Common Good, whose mission is to unite | 20 | | congregations with other community organizations, identify | 21 | | common issues of concern in central Illinois, educate |
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| 1 | | themselves and others about those issues, and work together for | 2 | | systemic change that will advance their shared values; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Mike Zahn helped in the creation of Rochester | 4 | | Community Park in Rochester and organized the operating | 5 | | engineers who volunteered their time for all the site work at | 6 | | Southwind Park in Springfield; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Mike Zahn has been a strong advocate for improving | 8 | | infrastructure in the State of Illinois, often traveling to | 9 | | Washington, D.C. to meet with lawmakers to discuss the | 10 | | importance of infrastructure to Illinois' economy; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Mike Zahn's leadership in Local 965 is widely | 12 | | respected across both sides of the political aisle and has been | 13 | | known to work with Republicans and Democrats on the issues that | 14 | | matter most to his union; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 16 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 17 | | congratulate Michael Zahn for all his years of service to the | 18 | | people of central Illinois and wish him a wonderful retirement; | 19 | | and be it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to Mike Zahn as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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