HR0157 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate John Sanders on his retirement as an Assistant District Superintendent in the Department of Water Management for the City of Chicago; and

WHEREAS, He is a longtime resident of Calumet Heights; and he is a member of the Merrill Avenue Baptist Church where he has served as a Deacon; and

WHEREAS, He began his career in 1969 as a laborer with the Department of Streets and Sanitation; he later transferred to the Water Department; in 1979 he was promoted to Caulker on the Pipe Construction Crew; and in 1986 he was promoted to Foreman of Water Distribution in the Central District; and

WHEREAS, In 1990 he was promoted to District Foreman, overseeing other foremen and supervisors in the South District; in 2002 he was promoted to his last position as an Assistant District Superintendent in the Department of Water Management, where he was in charge of supervising district foremen; and

WHEREAS, On January 31, 2009 he officially retired from the Department of Water Management; and

WHEREAS, John and his wife, Annetta, are the proud parents of John, Jr. and Sonya Quinn; the loving grandparents of six, and the doting great-grandparents of one; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate John Sanders on his retirement and wish him the best in his future endeavors; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to John Sanders as a symbol of our respect and esteem.