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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are pleased to congratulate Louis Mervis on the 
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occasion of his retirement from the Provena United Samaritans 
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Medical Center Board of Trustees after 6 years of distinguished 
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service; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Louis Mervis graduated from Danville High School 
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with the Class of 1952; in 1956, he graduated from Indiana 
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University with a bachelor's degree in business; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Louis Mervis serves as Chief Executive Officer and 
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President of Mervis Industries, a corporation made up of 17 
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divisions and 11 affiliated companies in the United States and 
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Mexico; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Louis Mervis has been an active member of numerous 
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civic and charitable organizations; in 1977, he served as 
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general chairman of the Danville area United Way campaign; he 
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is a past member of the Illinois Human Relations Commission; he 
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is a former chairman of the Illinois Board of the 
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Anti-Defamation League; he served as Director of the Danville 
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Chamber of Commerce; he was a three-term president of 
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Congregation Israel; he served on the Board of Directors of the 
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Danville Little League organization; he was a member of the 
 


 






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Schlarman Foundation and the Greater Danville Development 
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Corporation; he was a founding member and past chairman of the 
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Danville Area Economic Development Corporation and was active 
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with the Gifted Children's Program of Vermilion County; he was 
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a member of the Palmer National Bank Board of Directors and the 
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Old National Bancorp Board of Directors; he was also a former 
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president of the Chicago Chapter of the Institute of Scrap 
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Recycling Industries; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Louis Mervis has been active in State and local 
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government; he was a member of Governor Jim Thompson's 
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final-term transition team and Governor Jim Edgar's first-term 
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transition team; he was a member of the District 118 Board of 
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Education for 6 years, serving as president for 3 of those 
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years; he was a past chairman of the DHS Advisory Council; he 
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also served as chairman of the Danville Zoning and Planning 
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Commissions; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Louis Mervis was a past chairman and 17-year 
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member of the Illinois State Board of Education; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Louis Mervis has been the recipient of numerous 
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awards and accolades; in 1966, he was the recipient of the 
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Jaycee Distinguished Service Award; in 1979, he received the 
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"First Citizen Award" from the American Business Club; in 1988, 
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he was the recipient of the first Excellence in Leadership 
 


 






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award from Leadership Danville; in 1999, he was the recipient 
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of the Rotary Club's Vocational Service Person of the Year 
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award; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Louis Mervis and his wife, Sybil, have 5 children 
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and 6 grandchildren; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Louis Mervis serves as a model of hard work, 
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integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of 
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Illinois; therefore, be it
  
 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate Louis Mervis on the occasion of his retirement and 
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wish him many happy and healthy retirement years; and be it 
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further
  
 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Louis Mervis as a symbol of our esteem and 
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respect.