Full Text of HR1469 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate William "Bill" McCartney | 4 | | on the occasion of his retirement as Executive Director of the | 5 | | Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Association; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, William McCartney is a lifelong resident of | 7 | | Illinois and has contributed innumerable hours and in countless | 8 | | ways to enhance the quality of life for people in our State, | 9 | | especially in and around his beloved hometown of Pittsfield; | 10 | | and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, William McCartney graduated from Argenta High | 12 | | School in 1955 and graduated from the University of Illinois at | 13 | | Urbana-Champaign in 1960 with a degree in agriculture; his | 14 | | involvement in soil and water conservation and the Illinois | 15 | | Grape Growers and Vintners Association were natural outlets for | 16 | | his concern for preserving and protecting natural resources and | 17 | | for responsibly enjoying the delicious fruit which Illinois | 18 | | soil can produce; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, William McCartney was chosen by his colleagues, | 20 | | peers, and employers for leadership positions in the United | 21 | | States Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service and | 22 | | various resource conservation and development programs in |
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| 1 | | numerous counties in western Illinois; he was later selected as | 2 | | Executive Director of the Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners | 3 | | Association, where he has been at the forefront of the first | 4 | | significant and successful efforts to partner with the State | 5 | | and provide resources to the industry which has helped grow the | 6 | | wine business in Illinois from a few isolated wineries and | 7 | | growers in the mid-1980s; now, over 100 wineries and hundreds | 8 | | of acres of grapes are thriving in Illinois from border to | 9 | | border and river to river; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, William McCartney has been fortunate to raise four | 11 | | adult children, Martin Sean McCartney (deceased), Jeffery | 12 | | Scott McCartney, Leslie McCartney Ivers, and David William | 13 | | McCartney, and has been a cherished companion of his wife | 14 | | Phyllis; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, William McCartney has found time to be a | 16 | | dependable and valuable member of the Pittsfield Masonic Lodge, | 17 | | the Pike County Shrine Club, the Loyal Order of the Moose in | 18 | | Pittsfield, and many other volunteer and community | 19 | | organizations which have benefitted from his involvement; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, William McCartney retired from the day-to-day | 21 | | operations of the Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners | 22 | | Association, but remains a valuable resource for members of the | 23 | | industry and members of the Illinois General Assembly alike; |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, William McCartney's retirement gives him more | 3 | | opportunities to play golf and enjoy a good glass of Illinois | 4 | | wine; therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 6 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 7 | | congratulate William "Bill" McCartney on the occasion of his | 8 | | retirement as Executive Director of the Illinois Grape Growers | 9 | | and Vintners Association and thank him for his devoted service | 10 | | to his community, his State, and his nation and for playing | 11 | | such a key role in the development of this vital Illinois | 12 | | industry; and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 14 | | provided to Bill McCartney, his family, and the
Illinois Grape | 15 | | Growers and Vintners Association so that his contributions may | 16 | | be forever remembered.
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