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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to honor milestones within the
4 State of Illinois; and
5 WHEREAS, The Grabavoy family came from Russia, settling
6 in Joliet, Illinois in 1912; George and Anna and their
7 children lived in a grocery store at Eastern Avenue and
8 Liberty Street; two of their sons got together to open a new
9 business, first thinking of a meat market, then a restaurant,
10 and finally, due to Ted's love of mechanics, they decided on
11 a hardware store; and
12 WHEREAS, In 1949 the Grabavoy Hardware shingle was hung
13 in front of the store; a few years later a neon sign was
14 purchased from an auction sale, advertising electrical,
15 plumbing, and farm supplies; and
16 WHEREAS, Together with Al's wife, Danica and Ted's wife,
17 Marie, the store began its history on Collins Street; the
18 store serves Polish, Slovenian, Italian, Hungarian, Spanish,
19 and African-American customers; it has remained in the same
20 location for the last fifty years, with Al and Ted watching
21 the neighborhood change, and businesses come and go around
22 them and the hardware store; and
23 WHEREAS, On November 6, 1999 a celebration will be held
24 in honor of fifty years of business for Grabavoy Hardware;
25 therefore, be it
26 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
27 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
28 we congratulate Al Grabavoy for fifty successful years in the
29 hardware business; through the good times and the rough
30 times, Al and his late brother, Ted, have kept the business
31 running smoothly, serving the clientele of Collins Street in
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1 Joliet, Illinois; and be it further
2 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
3 presented to Al Grabavoy, along with our sincere regards.