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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives wish to congratulate Henry Krippner on his
4 retirement from the Libertyville, Mundelein, Vernon Hills
5 Chamber of Commerce; and
6 WHEREAS, Henry Krippner served the Libertyville,
7 Mundelein, Vernon Hills Chamber of Commerce as President/CEO
8 from 1992 to the present and also served as a member of the
9 Board of Directors from 1986 to 1992; and
10 WHEREAS, During his 6 years as President of the Chamber
11 of Commerce, Mr. Krippner increased membership by nearly 100
12 percent, to 740 members, making the LMV Chamber of Commerce
13 the largest Chamber of Commerce in Lake County; and
14 WHEREAS, Mr. Krippner worked most of his adult life in
15 Lake County, including 13 years (1976-1989) at Condell
16 Medical Center, where he served as Director of Development,
17 Community Relations, and Public Relations; and
18 WHEREAS, Mr. Krippner also contributed to Lake County by
19 serving on the Board of Directors of the YMCA, the Youth and
20 Family Counseling Agency, the Lions of Illinois, MainStreet
21 Libertyville, MainStreet Mundelein, the Lake County Economic
22 Development Commission, the Lake County Illinois Convention
23 and Visitors Bureau, and the Rotary Club; and
24 WHEREAS, Mr. Krippner also donated his time as the State
25 Chair of the Lions of Illinois Eyebank/Donor Registry, and as
26 President of the Libertyville Lions Club; Mr. Krippner served
27 as a Deputy for the Lake County Sheriff's Marine Unit for 14
28 years, from 1982 to 1996; Mr. Krippner also worked with Lake
29 County Coroner Barbara Richardson to encourage local
30 communities to enact ordinances requiring parental
31 responsibility to ensure that children do not have access to
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1 guns; and
2 WHEREAS, Mr. Krippner assisted area youth as a referee
3 for ice hockey for more than 20 years; and
4 WHEREAS, Mr. Krippner is retiring on December 15, 1998,
5 and will move with his wife, Mary Ellen, to Aiken, South
6 Carolina; therefore, be it
7 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
8 NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
9 thank Henry Krippner for a job well done; we hope that he has
10 a healthy and happy future as he enjoys his retirement; and
11 be it further
12 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
13 presented to Henry Krippner.