Full Text of HR0701 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to honor the life of former Westmont Mayor | 4 | | William H. Rahn, who passed away at the age of 71, on November | 5 | | 11, 2013, ending a remarkable life of political service; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Rahn was born and raised in Westmont, | 7 | | leaving only to attend college at Northern Illinois University, | 8 | | where he earned a bachelor's degree in marketing and a master's | 9 | | degree in special education and counseling; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Rahn's life of public service began when he | 11 | | served as the Chairperson of the Westmont Planning and Zoning | 12 | | Commission, as well as Chairperson of the Cable Commission; he | 13 | | first ran for public office in 1983, when he was elected to the | 14 | | position of Village Trustee; he was also a founding member of | 15 | | the Westmont Historical Society as well as a lifetime member of | 16 | | the Westmont Lions Club and the Westmont Chamber of Commerce; | 17 | | and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Rahn began serving as Mayor of Westmont in | 19 | | 1999, a position he held until his retirement in 2013, and is | 20 | | Westmont's longest serving mayor for consecutive years; he | 21 | | became known to many in the village as simply "Mayor Bill"; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Rahn is recognized for his lifelong | 2 | | dedication to the Village of Westmont and it citizens, as well | 3 | | as a committed community leader and devoted family man; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, In honor of Mayor Rahn's service to the Village of | 5 | | Westmont, a scholarship fund will be developed in his memory; | 6 | | and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Rahn is survived by Jill, his loving wife of | 8 | | 40 years, his 3 children, Peter, Heidi, and Danika, and several | 9 | | grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 12 | | we honor the life of Bill H. Rahn, former Mayor of the Village | 13 | | of Westmont, and offer our sincere condolences to his family | 14 | | and friends; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the family of Mayor Rahn as a symbol of our | 17 | | sincere sympathy and respect.
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