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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Ralph Pechanio on
4receiving the 2017 Chairman's Award from the Elmhurst Chamber
5of Commerce and Industry; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Ralph Pechanio has been an active Chamber member
7for 45 years and has served tenures as Chair, as Treasurer, and
8three terms as an elected Director; in 2017, he served as the
9appointed Treasurer on the Board of Directors for the third
10straight year; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Ralph Pechanio is a touchstone through which
12multiple generations of businesspeople, civic leaders, and
13community volunteers have connected; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Ralph Pechanio has served the business and civic
15communities by chairing the Elmhurst Veterans Memorial
16Commission and co-chairing the Elmhurst Memorial Day Parade
17Committee; as the Fundraising Chairman, he played an integral
18role in the building of the Veterans Memorial in Wilder Park;
19he has also remained the primary donor to both the Ralph P.
20Endowment Student Internship Fund and non-endowed student
21internship fund at Elmhurst College; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Ralph Pechanio was inducted into the Elmhurst
2Chamber of Commerce and Industry's Civic Hall of Fame in 2015;
3he received the Distinguished Service Award from the Elmhurst
4Jaycees in 2001, the Good Works Award from the Elmhurst Chamber
5of Commerce and Industry in 2009, and the Community Service
6Award from the Elmhurst College Bluejay Backers in 2014; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Ralph Pechanio graduated from DePaul University
8with a Bachelor of Science in Commerce, with a major in
9accounting, in 1963; he served in the United States Army from
101965 until 1967; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Ralph Pechanio's banking career included 23 years
12at the former Elmhurst Federal Savings Bank, where he worked as
13a Controller, Vice President and Treasurer, and then as Chief
14Financial Officer; prior to Elmhurst Federal, he served as a
15Savings and Loan Examiner at the State of Illinois' Department
16of Financial Institutions; he and his wife, Georgette, have
17resided in Elmhurst since their marriage in 1969; therefore, be
18it
 
19    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
20HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
21congratulate Ralph Pechanio on receiving the 2017 Chairman's
22Award, and we recognize his dedication to volunteering and
23appreciate his contributions to promoting an environment that

 

 

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1creates success for businesses in Illinois; and be it further
 
2    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
3presented to Ralph Pechanio as an expression of our esteem and
4respect.