Full Text of HR0787 95th General Assembly
HR0787 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate Bill Kesler on the | 4 |
| occasion of his retirement; and
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| WHEREAS, Bill Kesler is a graduate of Danville High School, | 6 |
| where he was a co-captain of the school's swim team and served | 7 |
| as a class officer; he graduated with a Juris Doctorate degree | 8 |
| in 1952 from the University of Illinois Law School; and
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| WHEREAS, Bill Kesler has had a long and distinguished | 10 |
| career in the legal profession; he served as Danville's city | 11 |
| attorney over a four-year period during the 1950's; in 1953, he | 12 |
| began working for the law firm of Kesler, Laury, Garman, | 13 |
| Brougher, Lietz, and Townsley, P.C., whose original members | 14 |
| included Bookwalter, Carter, Gunn, and Hickman; he was made a | 15 |
| partner in the firm in 1961; his name was put at the head of the | 16 |
| partner list in 2001; he also serves as a certified public | 17 |
| accountant, a position that served him well for a career in | 18 |
| business law, where he daily handled real estate transactions, | 19 |
| wills, trusts and estate planning, and represented small family | 20 |
| businesses; and
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| WHEREAS, Bill Kesler has also been an active supporter of | 22 |
| many local boards and organizations, including the Lakeview |
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| Foundation, the Danville Symphony Foundation, and the Danville | 2 |
| Family YMCA; he is a member of the Springhill Cemetery Board, | 3 |
| the Danville Rotary, and the St. James United Methodist Church; | 4 |
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| WHEREAS, Bill Kesler plans to spend his retirement | 6 |
| traveling with his wife of 25 years, Bev, spending more time | 7 |
| with his grown children and seven grandchildren, and perfecting | 8 |
| his golf game; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 11 |
| congratulate Bill Kesler on the occasion of his retirement and | 12 |
| wish him many happy and healthy retirement years; and be it | 13 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 |
| presented to Bill Kesler as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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