Full Text of HR1038 96th General Assembly
HR1038 96TH 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 honor Morris (Morrie) Svendsen, | 4 |
| a founding member of the Northern Illinois Painting and Drywall | 5 |
| Institute, for his hard work, dedication, and years of service; | 6 |
| he was a NIPDI Trustee from December 1978 to December 1991; and
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| WHEREAS, The Northern Illinois Painting and Drywall | 8 |
| Institute (NIPDI) was officially formed on December 21, 1978; | 9 |
| the first three NIPDI Trustees were Larry Nedrow, Anthony | 10 |
| Pintozzi, Sr., and Morris Svendsen; NIPDI was created by the | 11 |
| Northeast Illinois Chapter Painting and Decorating Contractors | 12 |
| of America in agreement with Painters District Council No. 30; | 13 |
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| WHEREAS, Svendsen Brothers Decorators was started in 1926 | 15 |
| in Elgin by Marius Svendsen, Morrie's father; he and his | 16 |
| younger brother, Philip, started working summers in their Dad's | 17 |
| business when they were teenagers; and | 18 |
| WHEREAS, Morrie graduated from high school, went to college | 19 |
| for one year at Northern Illinois University, then was drafted | 20 |
| into the Army and spent time in Japan during the Korean War; he | 21 |
| returned home from service in 1953 and started getting involved | 22 |
| in the management of the family business; his brother, Philip, |
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| also returned to the business after his time in the Navy; and | 2 |
| WHEREAS, The two brothers gradually took over the | 3 |
| responsibilities for directing the business, and, after more | 4 |
| than 50 years in the painting business, Morrie retired in 2002 | 5 |
| and closed the business; and | 6 |
| WHEREAS, During the years of Morrie's leadership, Svendsen | 7 |
| Brothers Decorators grew into one of the prominent painting | 8 |
| companies of Northern Illinois; Morrie assumed the role of | 9 |
| Secretary-Treasurer for the Northern Illinois Painting and | 10 |
| Drywall Institute, and spent countless hours handling all of | 11 |
| the clerical and financial responsibilities of the | 12 |
| organization; he remained on the Board of Trustees until 1991; | 13 |
| therefore, be it | 14 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 15 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 16 |
| honor Morris Svendsen for his years of service and dedication | 17 |
| to his craft, and wish him all the best for the future; and be | 18 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 |
| presented to Morris Svendsen, as a symbol of our respect and | 21 |
| esteem.
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