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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives offer our sincere congratulations to "Chip"
4 Norbert J. Zapinski on his retirement with James McHugh
5 Construction Company on the 19th day of April 2001; and
6 WHEREAS, "Chip" Zapinski, married to Patricia Zapinski,
7 loving father to his four sons Mike, Rob, Ken, Chuck, and
8 daughter Patricia, and caring grandfather to eleven
9 grandchildren; and
10 WHEREAS, "Chip" Zapinski is a member of Sacred Heart
11 Parish of Lombard for the past thirty years and a member of
12 the Holy Name Men's Group; and
13 WHEREAS, "Chip" Zapinski received his Bachelor of Science
14 in Civil Engineering from the University of Detroit in 1957;
15 and
16 WHEREAS, "Chip" Zapinski's achievements have benefited
17 Illinois in the numerous expansions and renovations that he
18 has led with McHugh since joining the company in 1957; and
19 WHEREAS, In forty-four years of service, "Chip" Zapinski
20 has gained a vast knowledge of Civil Engineering, through his
21 experience with strategic planning, construction means and
22 method, project management, project scheduling, labor
23 utilization, and value engineering; and
24 WHEREAS, "Chip" Zapinski, one of the most influential
25 members of the construction community in Illinois, has
26 demonstrated within the industry honesty, integrity, and
27 unrivaled leadership; and
28 WHEREAS, "Chip" Zapinski's depth of knowledge and ability
29 to produce excellent results under even the most difficult
30 circumstances is unmatched in the construction industry; and
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1 WHEREAS, The revitalization, building, and expansion of
2 buildings such as the Goodman Theatre, Hotel Monaco, Westin
3 Hotel Michigan Avenue, Hotel Allegro, McCormick Place
4 expansion, Presidential Towers operations, Chicago Place,
5 Marina City, O'Hare Hilton Hotel, Arlington Park Racecourse,
6 Chicago Civic Opera House, the Peggy Notebart Nature Museum
7 for the Chicago Academy of Sciences demonstrate "Chip"
8 Zapinski's extraordinary skill and ability; and
9 WHEREAS, We recognize the efforts of legendary "Chip"
10 Zapinski whose leadership has inspired the improvement and
11 construction of buildings in Illinois; and
12 WHEREAS, This achievement is a source of inspiration to
13 the entire community and State, building upon one of the
14 State's top construction companies; therefore, be it
15 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
16 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
17 we do hereby offer our congratulations to "Chip" Norbert
18 Zapinski; and be it further
19 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
20 presented to "Chip" Zapinski and his family.