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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate James M. Meyer of
4Naperville on his retirement from the Illinois Comprehensive
5Health Insurance Plan (CHIP) Board; and
 
6    WHEREAS, James Meyer was appointed to the Board on June 1,
71996 and served until October 11, 2013; he served as Chairman
8of both the Board's Grievance Committee and its Underwriting
9and Carrier Oversight Committee and as a member of the Board's
10Communications Committee, Evaluation Committee, and Finance
11Committee; and
 
12    WHEREAS, James Meyer was a strong advocate for CHIP
13participants and was a resilient negotiator on behalf of the
14Plan, saving millions of dollars in Plan Administrator
15contracts; and
 
16    WHEREAS, James Meyer is the Area Executive Vice President
17for Gallagher Benefit Services Inc.; and
 
18    WHEREAS, James Meyer is a former member of the Board of
19Directors for the Worksite Wellness Council of Illinois and is
20a current member of the International Foundation of Employee
21Benefit Plans; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, James Meyer has been married to Patty for 25 years
2and they have 2 children together, Jack and Jodi; he has a
3Bachelor of Science in Business and Economics from the
4University of Wisconsin and recently completed a master's
5degree in Christian Ministries; he and Patty spend much of
6their time in Haiti working with orphans through Impact for
7Jesus Ministries; therefore, be it
 
8    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
9NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
10we congratulate James M. Meyer on his retirement from the
11Illinois Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan Board and wish him
12the best with all his future endeavors; and be it further
 
13    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
14presented to James Meyer as an expression of our esteem and
15respect.