Full Text of HR0430 099th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Thomas Giarrante is a lifelong resident of | 3 | | the City of Joliet and has served his hometown for over 4 | 4 | | decades; during this time, he has earned the admiration and | 5 | | respect of Joliet's residents, fellow City Council members, and | 6 | | City Hall staff; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Giarrante attended Sacred Heart Grade | 8 | | School, Joliet Catholic High School, and Joliet Junior College; | 9 | | and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Giarrante's outstanding record of | 11 | | community service began with a 22-year career with the Joliet | 12 | | Fire Department, including 16 years serving as President of | 13 | | Joliet Firefighters Local 44 and 2 years as Secretary of the | 14 | | Police and Fire Board; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Giarrante's decades of service as an | 16 | | elected official includes 6 years as a Joliet Park District | 17 | | Board Commissioner, 3 years as President of the Park Board, 14 | 18 | | years as an elected Joliet City Councilman-At-Large, where he | 19 | | served as Chairman of the Joliet Waterpark Committee, Chairman | 20 | | of the Baseball Committee, past Chairman of the Public Safety | 21 | | Committee, past member of the Public Service Committee, and | 22 | | past member of the Joliet Township Senior Citizen Services |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, During his term as a Joliet City | 3 | | Councilman-At-Large, Thomas Giarrante was directly involved in | 4 | | attracting new businesses and improving the quality of life of | 5 | | his hometown with a significant number of development projects | 6 | | such as Joliet's 2 world-class casinos, Chicagoland Speedway, | 7 | | the CenterPoint Intermodal Center, Route 66 Raceway, Autobahn | 8 | | Country Club, the Joliet Area Historical Museum, the west side | 9 | | branch of the Joliet Public Library, Splash Station Water Park, | 10 | | and Silver Cross Field; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, In 2011, Thomas Giarrante was elected Mayor of the | 12 | | City of Joliet; immediately upon taking office, he established | 13 | | the Committee to Attract and Retain Business (CARB), a | 14 | | committee comprised of 18 local professional and business | 15 | | people to assist in maintaining his vision of a strong | 16 | | "pro-business" atmosphere; his office door was always open as | 17 | | he constantly met with local leaders, members of the business | 18 | | community, and everyday citizens who simply needed his help; | 19 | | his leadership through difficult economic times restored | 20 | | Joliet's financial well being, brought new jobs and retail | 21 | | developments throughout the City, and positioned Joliet as one | 22 | | of the most business-friendly communities in the Midwest; and
| 23 | | WHEREAS, Thomas Giarrante's love of Joliet is only |
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| 1 | | superseded by his love and devotion to his family; he has been | 2 | | married to Rosemary Giarrante for 53 years; together, they have | 3 | | 3 children, 8 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren, who | 4 | | will now be the recipient of his affection, time, and | 5 | | attention; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 7 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 8 | | thank Mayor Thomas Giarrante for his leadership and dedicated | 9 | | service and wish him success and happiness in the future; and | 10 | | be it further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to Thomas Giarrante as a symbol of our respect and | 13 | | esteem.
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