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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The House of Representatives is pleased to
3 recognize citizens who have made outstanding contributions to
4 the State of Illinois; and
5 WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Robert W.
6 Fioretti, after five years as President, has retired as
7 President of the Historic Pullman Foundation; and
8 WHEREAS, The Historic Pullman Foundation was formed for
9 the purpose of acquiring and restoring buildings and sites of
10 architectural or historic importance in the original town of
11 Pullman and to operate them as landmark museums and centers
12 of culture and education regarding the important historical
13 and architectural aspects of the town of Pullman; and
14 WHEREAS, During his years as President, Robert W.
15 Fioretti has developed and enhanced the many educational and
16 tourism programs of the Foundation; he has expanded
17 fundraising campaigns and established long term goals and
18 helped membership in over 37 states in the United States and
19 five foreign countries with a sister society in England; and
20 WHEREAS, During his years as President, Robert W.
21 Fioretti has developed educational and tourism programs that
22 have focused national and international attention on the town
23 of Pullman and the legacy of George M. Pullman, including his
24 Pullman Car Company and its role in American
25 industrialization and the rail industry; the innovations in
26 architecture, town planning, civil engineering, and landscape
27 architecture as a model planned industrial town; increasing
28 programs regarding organized labor including the Strike of
29 1894, and the focus on A. Philip Randolph and the Brotherhood
30 of Sleeping Car Porters; the social and cultural history of
31 the factory craftsmen and laborers; and the impact of the
32 rail industry and its role in opening up the American west on
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1 settlement and development; and
2 WHEREAS, Robert W. Fioretti developed the Clock Tower
3 campaign that has led to the formation of a task force to
4 formulate a plan for the restoration and reuse of the Pullman
5 Clock Tower and Factory complex which has received national
6 attention by the designation of First Lady Hillary Rodham
7 Clinton as an official project of the White House Millennium
8 Council's "Save America's Treasures" initiative; and
9 WHEREAS, Robert W. Fioretti has retired as the volunteer
10 president of the Foundation and has left a legacy for the
11 Foundation that includes a sound fiscal management, increased
12 national and international attention on this historic site,
13 and developed programs to enrich the lives of many; and
14 WHEREAS, Robert W. Fioretti has made many contributions
15 to his community and the State of Illinois and has earned the
16 respect and admiration of all; therefore, be it
17 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
18 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
19 we congratulate Robert W. Fioretti on his retirement as
20 President of the Historic Pullman Foundation and applaud his
21 five years of dedicated service; and be it further
22 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
23 presented to Robert W. Fioretti.