HR0568 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate Michael Richard Calendo of Hoffman Estates on the occasion of his 75th birthday; and

WHEREAS, Michael Calendo grew up in Melrose Park surrounded by a Catholic, Italian family of 12; he married his high school sweetheart, Joyce Bullard, and they had 8 children together; and

WHEREAS, Michael Calendo was a machinist worker and a union representative for the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers District 8 in Forest Park, eventually becoming Union President; he was a popular leader and continued to serve people in organized labor for over 30 years until his retirement; and

WHEREAS, Michael Calendo regularly serves as the neighborhood handyman and can often be found clearing the local driveways of snow during storms or helping out with projects such as landscaping, painting, plumbing, and electrical repairs for anyone who needs assistance, many times purchasing the necessary materials and parts with his own money; he enjoys cooking up Italian meals and delivering them to family members and neighbors and will buy bags of groceries for those in need; he has opened his home to friends, relatives, and anyone who needed some extra help; and

WHEREAS, Michael Calendo has a creative and whimsical side; he is a builder, dancer, and yodeler and has created different nicknames for all 15 of his grandchildren; and

WHEREAS, Michael Calendo has not let getting older slow him down; he regularly walks 3 miles a day, handing out bones to the dogs he meets along the way; he then returns home to work on his house or neighborhood projects; he takes great pride in his lawn and has won awards from the Village of Hoffman Estates for the beauty of his home and yard; and

WHEREAS, A celebration for Michael Calendo will take place at Moretti's Ristorante & Pizzeria in Lake in the Hills on September 14, 2013; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Michael Richard Calendo on the occasion of his 75th birthday and wish him many more; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Michael Calendo as an expression of our esteem and respect.