Full Text of HR1256 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate the Thennes family on the | 4 | | occasion of the 60th anniversary of Ed's Rental doing business | 5 | | in McHenry County; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Ed Thennes opened the first Ed's Rental store in | 7 | | the City of McHenry in 1956 and began
renting a variety of | 8 | | equipment to residents of the area; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, In 1974, Tom Thennes joined Ed in running the | 10 | | business; he currently manages the McHenry location; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, In 1976, Richard Thennes joined and, two years | 12 | | later in 1978, he expanded
by opening a second Ed's Rental | 13 | | location in nearby Crystal Lake; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Upon his graduation from the University of | 15 | | Wisconsin at Madison in 1993, Tom's son, Don, came to work for | 16 | | the family business; he now manages the Crystal Lake location; | 17 | | and | 18 | | WHEREAS, In 2006, a third location in Algonquin was opened | 19 | | and is currently managed by Tom's other son, Peter, who came to | 20 | | work for Ed's Rental in 2000; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Ed's Rental is a proud member of the local Chamber | 2 | | of Commerce; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, The three Ed's Rental stores continue to provide | 4 | | excellent service to the people of McHenry
County and | 5 | | neighboring areas as a premier location for the renting of | 6 | | moving equipment, lawn and garden equipment,
construction | 7 | | equipment, and party and entertainment equipment; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Ed's Rental has supplied valuable jobs to the | 9 | | people of McHenry County for the last 60 years; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Ed's Rental is known for exemplary customer | 11 | | service and a vast inventory of rentable items; therefore, be | 12 | | it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 14 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 15 | | congratulate the Thennes family on the 60th anniversary of
Ed's | 16 | | Rental and its commitment to McHenry County and the people they | 17 | | serve; and be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to Don Thennes as an expression of our esteem and | 20 | | respect.
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