Full Text of HR0999 95th General Assembly
HR0999 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 William D. "Bill" | 4 |
| Gainer on the occasion of his retirement from AT&T Illinois | 5 |
| after more than 47 years of service; and
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| WHEREAS, William D. "Bill" Gainer began his long and | 7 |
| distinguished career in 1960, when he joined Illinois Bell | 8 |
| Telephone as a lineman; and
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| WHEREAS, During William D. "Bill" Gainer's career, | 10 |
| Illinois Bell became Ameritech, which became SBC and, now, | 11 |
| AT&T; and
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| WHEREAS, Over more than four-and-a-half decades of | 13 |
| service, William D. "Bill" Gainer has exhibited the integrity, | 14 |
| diligence, intelligence, strength, and commitment that have | 15 |
| made him an outstanding example of leadership in his | 16 |
| profession; and
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| WHEREAS, William D. "Bill" Gainer worked his way up through | 18 |
| the ranks in various positions in Construction, Operations, | 19 |
| Installation and Repair, Marketing, Network Coordination and | 20 |
| Planning, Business Relations, and Inter-Company Coordination; | 21 |
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| WHEREAS, William D. "Bill" Gainer's vast knowledge and | 2 |
| experience of the company became invaluable as he served as | 3 |
| Director of Government Relations, representing the company to | 4 |
| the Chicago City Council and the Cook County Board; and | 5 |
| WHEREAS, As Director of Government Relations, William D. | 6 |
| "Bill" Gainer played an influential role in overseeing many of | 7 |
| the biggest events in Chicago that required coordination with | 8 |
| the telephone company, including the 1994 World Cup and the | 9 |
| 1996 Democratic National Convention; and | 10 |
| WHEREAS, In addition to his highly successful career in the | 11 |
| telecommunications industry, William D. "Bill" Gainer enjoys a | 12 |
| distinguished resume of public service and charitable | 13 |
| organizational work; and | 14 |
| WHEREAS, William D. "Bill" Gainer is the Chair of the | 15 |
| Business Development Committee for the Cook County Irish Trade | 16 |
| Mission to County Down and County Cork and has worked closely | 17 |
| with the Cook County Economic Development Project Director and | 18 |
| the Cook County Assessor on many of the County Trade Mission | 19 |
| initiatives; and | 20 |
| WHEREAS, Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley appointed William | 21 |
| D. "Bill" Gainer to be the Chair of the Chicago Sister Cities |
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| International Program-Galway Committee in 2001; and | 2 |
| WHEREAS, William D. "Bill" Gainer serves on the board of | 3 |
| directors for Mercy Home for Boys and Girls, the Veterans | 4 |
| Leadership Program, the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, the | 5 |
| Convention and Tourism Bureau, and the Irish American Alliance; | 6 |
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| WHEREAS, William D. "Bill" Gainer is on the Advisory Board | 8 |
| for Misericordia Heart of Mercy and the Executive Board of the | 9 |
| South Side Irish Parade Committee; and | 10 |
| WHEREAS, William D. "Bill" Gainer and his wife, Gerri, are | 11 |
| the proud parents of six children, Bridget, Nora, Maureen, | 12 |
| Mary, Sheila, and Billy, and grandparents to four | 13 |
| grandchildren, Finbar, Lilly, Noreen, and Mary; therefore, be | 14 |
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 16 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 17 |
| congratulate William D. "Bill" Gainer on the occasion of his | 18 |
| retirement and extend to this exemplary citizen our very best | 19 |
| wishes for continued good health, success, and happiness in the | 20 |
| future; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to William D. "Bill" Gainer.
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