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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate John Sanders on his
4 retirement as an Assistant District Superintendent in the
5 Department of Water Management for the City of Chicago; and
 
6     WHEREAS, He is a longtime resident of Calumet Heights; and
7 he is a member of the Merrill Avenue Baptist Church where he
8 has served as a Deacon; and
 
9     WHEREAS, He began his career in 1969 as a laborer with the
10 Department of Streets and Sanitation; he later transferred to
11 the Water Department; in 1979 he was promoted to Caulker on the
12 Pipe Construction Crew; and in 1986 he was promoted to Foreman
13 of Water Distribution in the Central District; and
 
14     WHEREAS, In 1990 he was promoted to District Foreman,
15 overseeing other foremen and supervisors in the South District;
16 in 2002 he was promoted to his last position as an Assistant
17 District Superintendent in the Department of Water Management,
18 where he was in charge of supervising district foremen; and
 
19     WHEREAS, On January 31, 2009 he officially retired from the
20 Department of Water Management; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, John and his wife, Annetta, are the proud parents
2 of John, Jr. and Sonya Quinn; the loving grandparents of six,
3 and the doting great-grandparents of one; therefore, be it
 
4     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
5 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
6 congratulate John Sanders on his retirement and wish him the
7 best in his future endeavors; and be it further
 
8     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9 presented to John Sanders as a symbol of our respect and
10 esteem.