Full Text of HR0946 093rd General Assembly
HR0946 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois are pleased to congratulate Tony Perry of | 4 |
| Kankakee County on winning the Leonardo da Vinci Award of | 5 |
| Excellence for Entrepreneur given by the Order Sons of Italy in | 6 |
| America - State of Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Perry was recognized as an Italian American | 8 |
| who has become a pride and inspiration to the Italian | 9 |
| community; his impeccable credentials and accomplishments met | 10 |
| the criteria for the award; he attributes his success to | 11 |
| working hard and long, being honest and unselfish, and the | 12 |
| unwavering support of his family; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Perry built what is now known as the Perry | 14 |
| Group, a successful and highly respected professional | 15 |
| commercial-industrial real estate sales and development firm | 16 |
| located in Bradley, with additional offices located in Will | 17 |
| County and the City of Chicago; Mr. Perry also works on behalf | 18 |
| of Kankakee County as executive director of the Area Jobs | 19 |
| Economic Development Association; his efforts have been | 20 |
| instrumental in bringing more than 70 industries into Kankakee | 21 |
| County; he will celebrate his 40th year working on behalf of | 22 |
| Kankakee County in 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Perry is responsible for the annual Christmas | 24 |
| in April project in Kankakee County; through the use of | 25 |
| volunteers, Christmas in April has been able to rehabilitate | 26 |
| 490 Kankakee County homes during the past 12 years; since its | 27 |
| inception, Christmas in April has spread to 9 other communities | 28 |
| within the State; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Perry has also been involved in and worked on | 30 |
| behalf of Make A Difference Day, his church, and many other | 31 |
| charities and social and professional services on a local, |
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| State, and national level; he is known for sharing his time, | 2 |
| talents, and treasures on a very regular basis; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Perry and his wife, Ellie, have lived in | 4 |
| Kankakee County since 1962, raising 5 children, Elizabeth, | 5 |
| Lauren, Thomas, Joseph, and Anne; over the years, their family | 6 |
| has been blessed by the addition of sons-in-law, Dan LaMore and | 7 |
| Dennis Wiley; daughter-in-law, Mechelle Perry; and 4 | 8 |
| grandchildren, Luke Perry Wiley, Hannah Wiley, and Nicholas and | 9 |
| Brandon LaMore; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 |
| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 12 |
| congratulate Tony Perry on winning the Leonardo da Vinci Award | 13 |
| of Excellence for Entrepreneur; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 |
| presented to Tony Perry as an expression of our respect and | 16 |
| esteem.
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