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92_HR0996
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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are honored to recognize milestone events in
4 the lives of the citizens of the State of Illinois; and
5 WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Father George
6 Mauck, pastor of St. Mary's Parish in Carlyle, recently
7 celebrated the 25th anniversary of his ordination as a priest
8 surrounded by his family, friends, and fellow parishioners;
9 and
10 WHEREAS, Father Mauck was born on July 6, 1950 to Walter
11 and Aurelia Mauck, Sr., in McLeansboro, Illinois; he is the
12 brother of Carl Mauck and Walter Mauck, Jr.; and
13 WHEREAS, Father Mauck was ordained a transitional deacon
14 on May 4, 1976 in Collegeville, Minnesota; following his
15 diaconate ordination, he served at St. Martin of Tours Parish
16 in Washington Park, Illinois; and
17 WHEREAS, On May 28, 1977, Father George Mauck was
18 ordained a priest, along with Father Tom Stout and Father Tom
19 Miller, for the Diocese of Belleville at St. Peter's
20 Cathedral by Bishop William Cosgrove; and
21 WHEREAS, Following his ordination to the priesthood,
22 Father Mauck served as a religion teacher, an administrator,
23 and a basketball coach at Assumption High School in East St.
24 Louis; in addition, he served Holy Family Parish in Cahokia
25 from 1977 to 1978, St. Regis Parish in East St. Louis from
26 1978 to 1983, and Sacred Heart Parish in Dupo from 1983 to
27 1986; in 1986 he was named pastor of St. Joseph parishes in
28 Olney and Stringtown, where he served until 1994; he then
29 attended the fall session of The Center for Continuing
30 Formation in Ministry at Notre Dame University in South Bend,
31 Indiana; and
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1 WHEREAS, Father Mauck has served as pastor of St. Mary
2 Parish in Carlyle since December 16, 1994; and
3 WHEREAS, Father Mauck is widely admired and respected
4 despite his association with Harold Monken and Kurt Granberg,
5 the sponsor of this resolution; and
6 WHEREAS, Father Mauck is the "svelte" version of his
7 brother Carl; therefore, be it
8 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
9 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
10 we congratulate Father George Mauck on the celebration of his
11 25th anniversary of ordination as a priest; and be it further
12 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
13 presented to Father George Mauck as an expression of our
14 esteem.