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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the
3 State of Illinois are pleased to congratulate Hirth Plumbing
4 and Heating Company of Belleville on the occasion of its 100th
5 anniversary; and
 
6     WHEREAS, On January 15, 1904, George Hirth founded the
7 company in Belleville; he owned and operated the company until
8 his death in 1932, when his daughter, Mame "Hirth" Neuf, and
9 her husband, Arthur E. Neuf Jr., took over ownership and
10 operation; the Neufs kept the company until their retirement,
11 when Elizabeth Anne "Neuf" Terschluse and her husband, Herbert
12 E. Terschluse Jr., assumed ownership and operation of the
13 family business; and
 
14     WHEREAS, Today, Hirth Plumbing and Heating Company is in
15 its fourth generation of ownership by the same family and is
16 operated by Stephen, David, and James Terschluse; Hirth
17 Plumbing and Heating Company has been a union contractor since
18 its inception and remains committed to the quality and
19 craftsmanship provided by union plumbers, pipefitters, and
20 sheet metal workers; the company employs 40 people and operates
21 as a plumbing, heating, and air conditioning contractor serving
22 the entire metro east with a customer base of over 10,000; the
23 home office is still located in Belleville; and
 
24     WHEREAS, Hirth Plumbing and Heating Company has been in
25 continuous operation by the same family since 1904, providing
26 prompt, professional, and courteous service to their
27 customers, family, friends, and neighbors; therefore, be it
 
28     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
29 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
30 congratulate Hirth Plumbing and Heating Company on the occasion
31 of its 100th anniversary; and be it further
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2 presented to Hirth Plumbing and Heating Company as an
3 expression of our esteem and with best wishes for the company's
4 future success.