Full Text of HR1214 94th General Assembly
HR1214 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Larry McGrogan was born in Ottawa, Illinois and | 3 |
| has lived there his entire life; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. McGrogan has owned and operated Handy Foods | 5 |
| and the Save-a-Lot stores in Ottawa, Streator, and LaSalle for | 6 |
| more than 40 years; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. McGrogan opened his first retail grocery | 8 |
| store, The Dairy Village, in June of 1963 as an outlet for | 9 |
| selling Dean Milk products, and Mr. McGrogan and his wife, | 10 |
| Bonnie, also opened Handy Foods in 1964; and
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| WHEREAS, Larry and Bonnie McGrogan operated both The Dairy | 12 |
| Village and Handy Foods until they sold The Dairy Village in | 13 |
| 1971; and
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| WHEREAS, Handy Foods became an Independent Grocer's | 15 |
| Association (IGA) franchise in 1990 and currently employs | 16 |
| approximately 120 people; and | 17 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. McGrogan has maintained the integrity of the | 18 |
| business while continuing to add services and make | 19 |
| improvements; and | 20 |
| WHEREAS, under Mr. McGrogan's direction, Handy Foods IGA | 21 |
| has demonstrated its dedication to community service by | 22 |
| regularly contributing to the local food pantry, providing | 23 |
| disaster assistance to tornado victims, and implementing a | 24 |
| charitable rebate program that has given back more than | 25 |
| $700,000 to the community; and | 26 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. McGrogan is also active in many community | 27 |
| organizations, including the Ottatwa Area Chamber of Commerce, | 28 |
| the Salvation Army, the YMCA, and the United Way and has |
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| received numerous distinguished community awards, including | 2 |
| Outstanding Citizen of the Year from the Ottawa Elks; and | 3 |
| WHEREAS, on February 12, at the IGA's global summit, Mr. | 4 |
| McGrogran was recognized by the IGA as one of 6 retailers | 5 |
| worldwide whose "hometown proud" spirit and leadership merit | 6 |
| being named as a 2006 International Retailer of the Year, an | 7 |
| award that is given to retailers who demonstrate leadership in | 8 |
| their communities and throughout the IGA system; therefore, be | 9 |
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 12 |
| we congratulate Larry McGrogan on being named as an IGA 2006 | 13 |
| International Retailer of the Year and recognize his many | 14 |
| contributions to the community of Ottawa; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 |
| presented to Larry McGrogan as an expression of our respect and | 17 |
| esteem.
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