HR1039 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to honor Anthony (Tony) Pintozzi, Sr., founding member of the Northern Illinois Painting and Drywall Institute, for his tireless dedication, hard work, and years of service; and

WHEREAS, The Northern Illinois Painting and Drywall Institute (NIPDI) was officially formed on December 21, 1978; the first three NIPDI Trustees were Larry Nedrow, Anthony Pintozzi, Sr., and Morris Svendsen; NIPDI was created by the Northeast Illinois Chapter Painting and Decorating Contractors of America in agreement with Painters District Council No. 30; and

WHEREAS, Tony Pintozzi, Sr., continued to serve NIPDI in the capacity of Trustee throughout much of its 31 years up to this very day, whose industry experience and historical perspective have proved to be most valuable to the NIPDI organization; and

WHEREAS, Pintz & Company Decorators was founded by Tony C. Pintozzi, Sr., in 1952; He lived and worked in the city of Chicago and performed interior and exterior residential painting; in 1954, Tony moved to McHenry and operated the business out of the basement of his house; his brother Chuck Pintozzi, joined as his partner that same year; and

WHEREAS, In 1965 they changed the name of the company to International Decorators, Inc.; in 1969 they decided to get into the residential drywall business; in 1975 they started installing metal stud framing and the Commercial Drywall division was formed; with the expanding business, Tony and Chuck moved the business into a larger facility (still in McHenry) in 1978; and

WHEREAS, 1988 brought more changes for the company, with a move into a larger facility in Lake County and starting the Accoustical Ceiling Division; and

WHEREAS, In 1996 Anthony Pintozzi, Jr., Randy Freund, and Bill Preston bought the company from Tony and Chuck; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we honor Anthony Pintozzi, Sr., for his years of service and dedication to the industry, and wish him all the best for the future; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Anthony Pintozzi, Sr., as a symbol of our respect and esteem.