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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois are pleased to congratulate Robert T. |
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| Ferguson of Flora on the occasion of the dedication of the |
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| Robert T. Ferguson Post Office Building; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Ferguson's association with the post office |
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| began at a young age; he grew up in Flora, and one of his daily |
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| chores as a child was to pick up the mail each day from General |
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| Delivery for his family and others on his street; and
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| WHEREAS, He began his career with the postal service in |
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| Harvey, where he worked as a city carrier and clerk from |
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| September of 1954 to June of 1957; he moved back to Flora and |
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| worked as a clerk-carrier for seven years before serving as |
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| Assistant Postmaster for twelve years; he went on to serve as |
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| Postmaster at the Flora Post Office for ten years; prior to his |
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| retirement, he also served three years as Postmaster of the |
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| Collinsville Post Office; and
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| WHEREAS, During his tenure with the U.S. Postal Service, |
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| Mr. Ferguson received five Outstanding Superior Accomplishment |
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| awards; he received three letters of commendation and two |
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| letters of appreciation from the District Manager; he was also |
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| qualified as a Postmaster Trainer, and traveled to various post |
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| offices throughout Southern Illinois to train newly appointed |
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| postmasters; and
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| WHEREAS, He has been a member of the National Association |
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| of Letter Carriers for 43 years and a member of the National |
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| Association of Postmasters for 30 years; he is a veteran of the |
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| U.S. Navy and served during World War II; he is involved in |
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| numerous community service organizations and gives generously |
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| of his time and energy; and
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