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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the House wish to honor Jack T.
3 Knuepfer on his lifetime of public service and dedication to
4 the citizens of DuPage County; and
5 WHEREAS, Jack T. Knuepfer is a successful businessman,
6 veteran of World War II, and dedicated civic leader; and
7 WHEREAS, Jack T. Knuepfer was elected and served as an
8 alderman of the City of Elmhurst from 1954 until 1958; and
9 WHEREAS, Jack T. Knuepfer served as a member of five
10 sessions of the Illinois General Assembly, beginning in 1964
11 with his election to the House of Representatives and
12 continuing with his election to the Senate in 1966 through
13 his retirement from the legislature in 1974; and
14 WHEREAS, Jack T. Knuepfer, as a member of the Illinois
15 General Assembly, sponsored legislation creating the Illinois
16 Water Pollution Control Act and the Illinois Certificate of
17 Need, and was the chief author of many of the statutes
18 pertaining to local government in Illinois; and
19 WHEREAS, Jack T. Knuepfer again was called to public
20 service in 1978 and was elected Chairman of the DuPage County
21 Board, the first person elected at-large to hold the office;
22 and
23 WHEREAS, The accomplishments of Jack T. Knuepfer during
24 his twelve years as DuPage County Board Chairman include
25 projects to control flooding in eastern DuPage County, the
26 implementation of a curbside recycling program, the
27 construction of the Lake Michigan water pipeline, the
28 construction of Interstate 355, the addition of the Great
29 Western Trail to the DuPage County Trail System, the creation
30 of the DuPage Airport Authority, the establishment of the
31 I-88 High Tech Corridor, the planning for a DuPage County
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1 Children's Museum, the implementation of a countywide 911
2 system, and the creation of a County Human Services
3 Department; and
4 WHEREAS, Jack T. Knuepfer's leadership and vision led to
5 the construction of a new DuPage County jail, a judicial and
6 office facility, and two parking garages at the Government
7 Complex at County Farm Road; and
8 WHEREAS, Following his retirement as DuPage County Board
9 Chairman, Jack T. Knuepfer's continued efforts toward the
10 creation of a memorial honoring all veterans from DuPage
11 County led to the construction of the DuPage County Veterans
12 Memorial, which was dedicated in 1999; and
13 WHEREAS, In recognition of his life-long service to the
14 DuPage community, the DuPage County Board rededicated the
15 DuPage County Administration Building as the Jack T. Knuepfer
16 Administration Building on November 14, 2000; therefore, be
17 it
18 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
19 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
20 we honor Jack T. Knuepfer on his lifetime of public service
21 and dedication to the citizens of DuPage County; we offer him
22 continued good health and good wishes in all of his future
23 endeavors; and be it further
24 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
25 presented to Jack T. Knuepfer, along with our sincere
26 congratulations and appreciation.