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92_HR1061
LRB9217891KFkf
1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives wish to honor Les Elam on his retirement from
4 A. E. Staley/Tate & Lyle on October 1, 2002; and
5 WHEREAS, Mr. Elam was born on May 10, 1947; he graduated
6 from Niantic High School in 1965; he married Shirley Bundy on
7 June 10, 1966 and they are the proud parents of Julie C.
8 Gundy and Kenneth J. Elam and the proud grandparents of T. J.
9 Gundy, Casey Ruth Elam, Zack Elam, and Travis Elam; and
10 WHEREAS, Mr. Elam he served his country in the Army Air
11 Corps from July 20, 1966 to July 25, 1969; he was an SP5 and
12 served a tour of duty in Vietnam in 1967 and 1968 repairing
13 helicopter instruments; and
14 WHEREAS, Mr. Elam began his employment at A. E.
15 Staley/Tate & Lyle on July 21, 1965; he is currently a sheet
16 metal mechanic; he has been on the Bargaining Committee with
17 the Pace Local #6837 for the last 5 years; and
18 WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Elam belonged to the Early Idlers
19 Car Club for ten years and they owned a 1937 Plymouth Coupe;
20 he plans to do gardening when he retires; therefore, be it
21 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
22 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
23 we honor Les Elam for his many years of hard work and
24 dedication and we join his family and friends in wishing him
25 well in his retirement and his future endeavors; and be it
26 further
27 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
28 presented to Les Elam as an expression of our esteem.