Full Text of HR0809 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Terrence P. Fitzmaurice | 4 | | on the occasion of his retirement as Business | 5 | | Manager/Secretary-Treasurer of Painters' District Council #14 | 6 | | Local Union 194; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Terrence Fitzmaurice was initiated into Painters' | 8 | | District Council #14 Local Union 194 on November 5, 1978; he | 9 | | began his apprenticeship at Ruffalo Painting while attending | 10 | | Washburne Trade School, where he graduated in 1981; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Terrence Fitzmaurice began working with the City | 12 | | of Chicago at O'Hare International Airport in 1982; as a | 13 | | painter with the City, he advanced to the position of Foreman | 14 | | for the Painters at O'Hare; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Terrence Fitzmaurice has been active in his Local | 16 | | since becoming a member; throughout the years, he has served as | 17 | | a Conductor, Trustee, Vice President, and President of Local | 18 | | Union 194; because of his dedication with the City and his | 19 | | Local, he became a Business Representative for Painters' | 20 | | District Council #14 on September 29, 1989; while holding this | 21 | | position, he helped many members with numerous issues, such as | 22 | | finding work, problems with contractors, collecting wages or |
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| 1 | | benefits due to them, and negotiating contracts; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, On January 1, 2005, Terrence Fitzmaurice became | 3 | | the Business Manager/Secretary-Treasurer of Painters' District | 4 | | Council #14; since taking this position, he has decreased the | 5 | | retirement age for painters and tapers, started a newsletter | 6 | | for the members, negotiated new collective bargaining | 7 | | agreements to help put members back to work, and started the | 8 | | Safety Training Award Recognition program; he also took the | 9 | | Local in a new direction by having all Organizers, Business | 10 | | Representatives, and the Local's Apprenticeship School become | 11 | | more involved in their community through projects such as | 12 | | Rebuilding Together, volunteer work at Misericordia, police | 13 | | stations and fire departments, and many other community | 14 | | projects; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Terrence Fitzmaurice serves as a Trustee for the | 16 | | Chicago Building Trades; he is also a member of the Chicago | 17 | | Federation of Labor's Executive Board and a Trustee of the | 18 | | Chicago Painters and Decorators Welfare and Pension Fund; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Terrence Fitzmaurice was the chief architect of | 20 | | Illinois Senate Bill 1281, which created corrosion prevention | 21 | | standards throughout the State of Illinois; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Terrence Fitzmaurice serves as a model of hard |
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| 1 | | work, integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | 2 | | Illinois; therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 4 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 5 | | congratulate Terrence P. Fitzmaurice on the occasion of his | 6 | | retirement and wish him continued success and happiness in the | 7 | | future; and be it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to Terrence Fitzmaurice as a symbol of our esteem and | 10 | | respect.
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