Bill Text: IL HR0262 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulates John Spiros Jr. on his retirement from Painters District Council #14. Further commends him for his 45 years of service and thanks him for his contributions to organized labor.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2021-05-04 - Resolution Adopted [HR0262 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-HR0262-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives wish to congratulate John Spiros Jr. on the
occasion of his retirement from Painters District Council #14;
and
WHEREAS, John Spiros Jr. was initiated into Painters
District Council #14, Local Union #147, as an apprentice in
August 1976; he completed his apprentice program and worked in
the field until he accepted a teaching/painting instructor
position at Washburne Trade School in 1981; and
WHEREAS, John Spiros Jr. received his teaching
certification for the Chicago Board of Education from Chicago
State University in 1984; he earned his Bachelor of Arts in
Occupational Education in May 1986; and
WHEREAS, John Spiros Jr. continued working as an
instructor until 1990 when he accepted a position as a
business representative at Painters District Council #14,
which he held from 1990 to 2015; and
WHEREAS, During his time as a business representative,
John Spiros Jr. served as a trustee on the Painters and Drywall
Apprenticeship Committee from 1991 to 2015; he has served as a

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delegate for the Chicago and Cook County Building Trades
Council since 1990; and
WHEREAS, John Spiros Jr. was elected business
manager/secretary-treasurer of Painters District Council #14
in June 2015; during his tenure, he served as a trustee for the
Chicago Painters Health and Welfare Fund; he serves as a
member on the executive boards of the Chicago Federation of
Labor and the Chicago Cook County Building and Construction
Trades; and
WHEREAS, John Spiros Jr. was also very active with Local
Union #147, where he served as a trustee and president; he was
also a delegate to District Council #14, Central Regional
Conference State Painters, and Building Trades in Washington;
and
WHEREAS, John Spiros Jr. will spend his retirement with
his wife, Mariellen, and they plan to spend many days at their
log home in Wisconsin; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
we congratulate John Spiros Jr. on his retirement from
Painters District Council #14, commend him for his 45 years of
service, and thank him for his contributions to organized

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labor; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to John Spiros Jr. as an expression of our esteem and
respect.