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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to congratulate John Aranza on receiving 
4the 32nd Annual Charles E. Piper Award; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, The Charles E. Piper Award celebrates Berwyn's 
6"Business Person of the Year" recognizing contributions to 
7making Berwyn a better place to live; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, John Aranza is a respected member of the Berwyn 
9community; he has established two businesses and purchased a 
10home in Berwyn; his business ventures include Horrorbles, a 
11horror and collectibles memorabilia store, and the 
12award-winning, Autre Monde Cafe & Spirits, which he operates 
13with his wife, Christine Tully Aranza, and former colleagues 
14and chefs, Dan Pancake, and Beth Partridge; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, John Aranza has contributed to many community 
16events, including the Berwyn Route 66 Car Show, Oktoberfest, 
17The Moving Wall, the Green Mile Pub Crawl, and the Zombie Walk &
18 Pub Crawl; his restaurant gives back to the community through 
19Community Tuesdays where local not-for-profit charities 
20received a portion of the restaurant's proceeds; the restaurant 
21also has  donated a greenhouse to the Berwyn Park District; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, John Aranza served on the Board of Directors of 
2the Berwyn Development Corporation (BDC) for six years and has 
3been a business member of the BDC for 11 years; he has 
4contributed to the creative success behind the city's "Why 
5Berwyn?" integrated marketing campaign; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS,  John Aranza grew up in Chicago's Bridgeport 
7neighborhood; he received his bachelor's degree from Lewis 
8University, where he majored in marketing and minored in 
9business; he studied for his master's degree in theology at  the 
10University of Chicago; in his spare time, he enjoys watching 
11movies, collecting memorabilia, and tinkering in woodworking; 
12therefore, be it
  
 
13    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
14HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
15congratulate John Aranza on receiving the 32nd Annual Charles 
16E. Piper Award, and we thank him for his contributions to the 
17City of Berwyn; and be it further
  
 
18    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
19presented to John Aranza as an expression of our esteem and 
20respect.