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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the
3 State of Illinois are pleased to congratulate James Kingston on
4 the occasion of his retirement as mayor of Paxton after a
5 record-setting 28 years in office; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Mayor Kingston is the youngest person ever elected
7 mayor of Paxton and the man who held the job the longest; he
8 was first elected mayor at age 32; and
 
9     WHEREAS, He has been mayor since May 1, 1977, and will give
10 up his office at the end of his present four-year term, which
11 concludes April 30, 2005; and
 
12     WHEREAS, He is retiring from both his elected position as
13 mayor and his regular full-time job at AmerenCIPS; therefore,
14 be it
 
15     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
16 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
17 we congratulate Mayor James Kingston on the occasion of his
18 retirement, and we thank him for his many dedicated years of
19 service to his constituents; and be it further
 
20     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
21 presented to Mayor Kingston as an expression of our deepest
22 respect and esteem and with best wishes for a relaxing
23 retirement.