Full Text of HR0518 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives would like
to recognize Jim Mammen on his | 4 | | accomplishments as US JCI Senate President; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Jim Mammen joined the Lincoln Jaycees in 1977 and | 6 | | became
active in chapter activities; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, In 1981, Jim Mammen became President of the
| 8 | | Lincoln Jaycees; from 1983-1984, he was the Illinois Jaycee | 9 | | Area Vice President; in 1984, he became district director of | 10 | | the
Prairieland Region; he became the 25th President of the | 11 | | Illinois JCI Senate in 1991; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois JCI Senate celebrated their silver
| 13 | | anniversary under Jim Mammen's leadership; he was recognized at | 14 | | the end
of his year as President as one of the outstanding | 15 | | state Presidents by the
United States JCI Senate; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, In 1996, Jim Mammen became President of the | 17 | | Illinois Jaycee
Charitable Foundation and held office until | 18 | | 2004; under his
leadership, the scholarship program grew, | 19 | | grants to local
chapters increased, and fundraisers | 20 | | established a healthy
financial enterprise; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Jim Mammen was inducted into the Illinois Jaycee
| 2 | | Hall of Fame in 2010; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Jim Mammen was active in the US JCI Senate
| 4 | | Constitution and bylaws, Reverse Raffle Chairmen, World | 5 | | Congress
Senate Chairman, Ambassador to Europe, Ira Moser | 6 | | Memorial Award
Winner, Secretary in 2014-15, Administrative | 7 | | Vice President in
2015-16, and 2016-17 US JCI Senate | 8 | | Presidency; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Jim Mammen has held multiple rolls on the local | 10 | | school
board, including Secretary, resolution chairman, | 11 | | representative
of the Foundation Board, district delegate at | 12 | | the annual school
board convention, and vice president; he also | 13 | | served on board
committees and was active with the annual staff | 14 | | recognition
luncheon and negotiations; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, In his spare time, Jim Mammen is active and | 16 | | supportive
to the youth of Lincoln; he was instrumental in the | 17 | | selection
process of student scholarships representing the | 18 | | Foundation
Board, coached youth football and baseball, and was | 19 | | a baseball
umpire and basketball referee for 20 years; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Jim Mammen was born June 12, 1952, is married to | 21 | | his wife, Cindy, and has two children and five grandchildren; | 22 | | he was employed with Caterpillar in Peoria for
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| 1 | | years; therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 3 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 4 | | recognize Jim Mammen for his outstanding work with the Lincoln | 5 | | Jaycees and the community of Lincoln; and be it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 7 | | presented to Jim Mammen as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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