HR1208 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to honor Robert E. Ryan Sr., Executive Director of the Plumbing Council of Chicagoland, on his retirement; and

WHEREAS, Robert Ryan is the voice of the "Ask Your Plumber" program heard on WBBM Radio on Saturday mornings in Chicago; he was a drummer for more than 30 years with the Shannon Rovers Pipe Band, under the watchful eye of his father and the founder of the band, Tommie Ryan; and

WHEREAS, He graduated from Washburne Trade School in 1968 and began a 16-year career at O'Hare International Airport and a five year career with the City of Chicago as an inspector and plan examiner; in 1985, he graduated from Loyola University's Deaconate program; and

WHEREAS, Since 1991, he has served as the Executive Director of the Plumbing Council of Chicagoland; he is a member of the City of Chicago License Board, the State of Illinois Plumbing Advisory Board, and a director of the American Society of Sanitary Engineers and the Irish Fellowship Club of Chicago; and

WHEREAS, He served in the United States Army from 1964 to 1970; he was honorably discharged as an E-5 Sergeant-in-Charge of the motorpool; and

WHEREAS, He is active in the St. Juliana Parish, where he has served as a Deacon since his ordination in 1985; he has served as a Chaplain for Alexian Brothers Hospital, as Director of the RCIA Parish Program, and as Co-Director of the Ministry of Care Program; and he was the recipient of the St. Phillips the Deacon Award in 1993; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Robert E. Ryan Sr. on his retirement and wish him the best in the future; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Robert E. Ryan Sr. as a symbol of our respect.