Bill Text: IL SR0728 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of Larry Nedrow.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2010-04-14 - Resolution Adopted [SR0728 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-SR0728-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Larry Nedrow was born on December 13, 1924, in
Oregon, Illinois; he attended school in a one-room school house
in Oregon for grades 1 through 8; he then attended Oregon High
School; and
WHEREAS, In 1944, Larry Nedrow was drafted into the United
States Army; he then volunteered for the U.S. Army Air Corps,
where he was assigned to the Army Airways Communication System
and was stationed on Canton Island in the Pacific and Hickam
Field in Hawaii; he also served as a civilian employee of the
Army Signal Corps as a Message Center Officer during the winter
of 1946-1947; he returned to Aurora in 1947; and
WHEREAS, In 1949, Larry Nedrow entered the painting trade;
he worked for numerous painting contractors before founding
Larry Nedrow Decorating in 1956; he owned the business until
his retirement in 1992; and
WHEREAS, Larry Nedrow was very active in the painting
industry and was adept at labor relations; in 1958, he founded
the Aurora Painting Contractors Association; in that same year,
he was instrumental in negotiating a State-wide Welfare Plan;
these entities stayed in place until 1966, when the Northeast
Illinois Chapter of the Painting and Decorating Contractors of

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America (PDCA) was established and the union reorganized into
the Painter's District Council No. 30; Larry served as the
first President of the new PDCA chapter; he was also very
active with the Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee, where
he worked with other contractors and union officials to
standardize the apprentice training program; and
WHEREAS, Larry Nedrow was one of the first trustees of the
Northern Illinois Painting and Drywall Institute (NIPDI), an
industry fund founded in 1976 to serve union painting and
drywall taping contractors throughout northern Illinois; Larry
served as an NIPDI trustee from December of 1978 to June of
1992; and
WHEREAS, Larry Nedrow married the love of his life, Doris,
on August 9, 1957; together, they had 4 children, Jill, Jack,
George, and Jodi; and
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to honor
the life of Larry Nedrow, who passed away on April 4, 1996;
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
his family and friends, the passing of Larry Nedrow; and be it
further

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RESOLVED, That we designate the week of April 4, 2010 as
Union Painting Contractors Week in the State of Illinois; and
be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the family of Larry Nedrow in appreciation of his
dedication and leadership of the Northern Illinois Painting and
Drywall Institute.