HR0604 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate Edwin "Ed" C. Johnson, Regulatory Affairs Manager with Corn Products-Argo Plant, on his retirement; and

WHEREAS, He began his career at the Argo Plant in the summer of 1963, working as a temporary Lab Technician; in February of 1965 Ed held his first full time position as an Assistant Engineer at the Moffett Technical Center; and

WHEREAS, In the 1970s he was transferred to the Corpus Christi Plant as a process engineer and returned to the Moffett Technical Center in 1972, after commuting for over one year to Greenville, South Carolina and Stockton, California; his family moved to Stockton for the startup and optimization of the Stockton Plant; and

WHEREAS, In the 1980s he moved back "home" to Illinois and became a Sr. Process Engineer, then a Staff Engineer, in the 1990s, followed by his role as a Plant Engineer; and

WHEREAS, In 2000 he became the Regulatory Affairs Manager for the Corn Products U.S. Argo Plant in Bedford Park; and

WHEREAS, He has served Corn Products for 45 years; he has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Illinois, majoring in chemical engineering; he has been married to Patricia for 40 years and they have two children, Kristin and Kevin; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Edwin Johnson 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 Edwin Johnson as a symbol of our respect and esteem.