Bill Text: IL HR0439 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Marcus Lemonis on his successful career as a businessman, philanthropist, and visionary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-31 - Resolution Adopted [HR0439 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HR0439-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Marcus Lemonis on his | ||||||
4 | successful career as a businessman, philanthropist, and | ||||||
5 | visionary; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Marcus Lemonis, who now calls Illinois home, was | ||||||
7 | born in Beirut, Lebanon during a civil war and foreign invasion | ||||||
8 | in 1973; he was adopted by Leo and Sophia Lemonis, a couple | ||||||
9 | living in Miami, Florida, on July 29, 1974; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Marcus Lemonis was introduced to the automobile | ||||||
11 | industry at a young age by his grandfather, who owned two of | ||||||
12 | the largest Chevrolet dealerships in the United States; and
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13 | WHEREAS, After working for his grandfather for several | ||||||
14 | years, Marcus Lemonis received an offer from family friend and | ||||||
15 | financial investor Lee Lacocca to start a large recreational | ||||||
16 | vehicle chain; the offer led to a long and successful career in | ||||||
17 | the RV dealership business; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Marcus Lemonis served as CEO of Holiday RV | ||||||
19 | Superstores Inc. from June 2001 to February 2003; following | ||||||
20 | that, he co-founded FreedomRoads and began acquiring RV | ||||||
21 | dealerships; in 2006, the company merged with Camping World, |
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1 | and he served as CEO; in 2011, he oversaw the company's merger | ||||||
2 | with Good Sam Enterprises; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Under the direction of Marcus Lemonis, Camping | ||||||
4 | World and Good Sam launched Project Good Samaritan as part of | ||||||
5 | their 2013 goal to foster corporate responsibility; the project | ||||||
6 | requires a team of nearly 7,000 employees to volunteer 32 hours | ||||||
7 | per year to causes that are meaningful to them; and
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8 | WHEREAS, In October 2016, Camping World went public, and | ||||||
9 | the stock was valued at $22 per share, giving it a market value | ||||||
10 | of approximately $2 billion; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Marcus Lemonis' philanthropic efforts include | ||||||
12 | support for the Joffrey Ballet, St. Jude Children's Research | ||||||
13 | Hospital, the Ravinia Festival, Lincoln Park Zoo, the RV/MH | ||||||
14 | Hall of Fame, the Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center, National | ||||||
15 | Voices for Equality, Education, and Enlightenment, New | ||||||
16 | Journey's Transitional Home, and Neat Stuff; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Marcus Lemonis is the host of the CNBC reality | ||||||
18 | show The Profit, which seeks out promising but faltering small | ||||||
19 | businesses; in the show, he invests his own money for part | ||||||
20 | ownership and helps make the businesses profitable; and
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21 | WHEREAS, In 2007, Marcus Lemonis was named "Newsmaker of |
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1 | the Year" by RV Business Magazine; he is an example of a modern | ||||||
2 | citizen whose humble beginnings show an American Dream | ||||||
3 | realized; therefore, be it
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4 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
5 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
6 | we congratulate Marcus Lemonis on his successful career and | ||||||
7 | commend his philanthropic work; and be it further
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8 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
9 | presented to Marcus Lemonis as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
10 | respect.
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