Full Text of HR0262 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate John Spiros Jr. on the | 4 | | occasion of his retirement from Painters District Council #14; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, John Spiros Jr. was initiated into Painters | 7 | | District Council #14, Local Union #147, as an apprentice in | 8 | | August 1976; he completed his apprentice program and worked in | 9 | | the field until he accepted a teaching/painting instructor | 10 | | position at Washburne Trade School in 1981; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, John Spiros Jr. received his teaching | 12 | | certification for the Chicago Board of Education from Chicago | 13 | | State University in 1984; he earned his Bachelor of Arts in | 14 | | Occupational Education in May 1986; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, John Spiros Jr. continued working as an | 16 | | instructor until 1990 when he accepted a position as a | 17 | | business representative at Painters District Council #14, | 18 | | which he held from 1990 to 2015; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, During his time as a business representative, | 20 | | John Spiros Jr. served as a trustee on the Painters and Drywall | 21 | | Apprenticeship Committee from 1991 to 2015; he has served as a |
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| 1 | | delegate for the Chicago and Cook County Building Trades | 2 | | Council since 1990; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, John Spiros Jr. was elected business | 4 | | manager/secretary-treasurer of Painters District Council #14 | 5 | | in June 2015; during his tenure, he served as a trustee for the | 6 | | Chicago Painters Health and Welfare Fund; he serves as a | 7 | | member on the executive boards of the Chicago Federation of | 8 | | Labor and the Chicago Cook County Building and Construction | 9 | | Trades; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, John Spiros Jr. was also very active with Local | 11 | | Union #147, where he served as a trustee and president; he was | 12 | | also a delegate to District Council #14, Central Regional | 13 | | Conference State Painters, and Building Trades in Washington; | 14 | | and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, John Spiros Jr. will spend his retirement with | 16 | | his wife, Mariellen, and they plan to spend many days at their | 17 | | log home in Wisconsin; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 19 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 20 | | we congratulate John Spiros Jr. on his retirement from | 21 | | Painters District Council #14, commend him for his 45 years of | 22 | | service, and thank him for his contributions to organized |
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| 1 | | labor; and be it further
| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to John Spiros Jr. as an expression of our esteem and | 4 | | respect.
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