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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Robert |
| 4 | | "Bob" W. Pierson of Orland Park, who passed away on June 6, |
| 5 | | 2017; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Robert Pierson was born in 1941; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Robert Pierson retired at the end of 2015 after 10 |
| 8 | | years as chairman of the International Executive Council for |
| 9 | | the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW); he |
| 10 | | was a member of Chicago Local 9 for 50 years and served as the |
| 11 | | its business manager for nearly 20 years; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Robert Pierson was initiated into Local 9 in 1966 |
| 13 | | after brief stints with the Teamsters and Carpenters unions; he |
| 14 | | found his home with the IBEW, working as an outside |
| 15 | | construction lineman with Hecker Electric out of Chicago; |
| 16 | | during that time, he was part of the original build of the Red |
| 17 | | Line, the busiest line of Chicago's "L"; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, Robert Pierson was hired onto staff at Local 9 in |
| 19 | | 1980 as a business representative; a year later, he became |
| 20 | | assistant business manager and held that job for 16 years; |
| 21 | | among his accomplishments was the organization of 1,100 |
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| 1 | | Chicago-area cable television workers into Local 9; and
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, In 1997, Robert Pierson was elected business |
| 3 | | manager and he earned a reputation as one of Chicago's most |
| 4 | | influential labor leaders; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Robert Pierson was also an executive board member |
| 6 | | of the Chicago Federation of Labor; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Robert Pierson was regarded as a no-nonsense |
| 8 | | negotiator on behalf of hundreds of City of Chicago employees, |
| 9 | | including electrical workers in the city's transit, park and |
| 10 | | water reclamation departments, contractors, and line clearance |
| 11 | | tree trimmers; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Robert Pierson was the beloved husband of Shirley |
| 13 | | (Pecho); the loving father of Wendy, Gary (Michele), Chad |
| 14 | | (Kimberly), and Todd (Lisa) Pierson; the devoted grandfather of |
| 15 | | Kelsey, Kylie, Kassie, Abby, Sarah, Grace, Gabe,
Faith, and |
| 16 | | Hope; the dear brother of Donald (Carol), Tom (Donna), and |
| 17 | | Patty Pierson; the fond son-in-law of Marge Pecho; and the |
| 18 | | beloved uncle to many nieces and nephews; therefore, be it
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 20 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
| 21 | | mourn the passing of Robert "Bob" W. Pierson, and extend our |