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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 honor Anthony (Tony) Pintozzi, 
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Sr., founding member of the Northern Illinois Painting and 
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Drywall Institute, for his tireless dedication, hard work, and 
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years of service; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, The Northern Illinois Painting and Drywall 
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Institute (NIPDI) was officially formed on December 21, 1978; 
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the first three NIPDI Trustees were Larry Nedrow, Anthony 
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Pintozzi, Sr., and Morris Svendsen; NIPDI was created by the 
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Northeast Illinois Chapter Painting and Decorating Contractors 
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of America in agreement with Painters District Council No. 30; 
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    WHEREAS, Tony Pintozzi, Sr., continued to serve NIPDI in 
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the capacity of Trustee throughout much of its 31 years up to 
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this very day, whose industry experience and historical 
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perspective have proved to be most valuable to the NIPDI 
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organization; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Pintz & Company Decorators was founded by Tony C. 
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Pintozzi, Sr., in 1952; He lived and worked in the city of 
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Chicago and performed interior and exterior residential 
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painting; in 1954, Tony moved to McHenry and operated the 
 


 






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business out of the basement of his house; his brother Chuck 
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Pintozzi, joined as his partner that same year; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, In 1965 they changed the name of the company to 
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International Decorators, Inc.; in 1969 they decided to get 
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into the residential drywall business; in 1975 they started 
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installing metal stud framing and the Commercial  Drywall 
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division was formed; with the expanding business, Tony and 
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Chuck moved the business into a larger facility (still in 
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McHenry) in 1978; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, 1988 brought more changes for the company, with a 
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move into a larger facility in Lake County and starting the 
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Accoustical Ceiling Division; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, In 1996 Anthony Pintozzi, Jr., Randy Freund, and 
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Bill Preston bought the company from Tony and Chuck; therefore, 
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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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honor Anthony Pintozzi, Sr., for his years of service and 
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dedication to the industry, and wish him all the best for the 
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future; and be it further
  
 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
 


 






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presented to Anthony Pintozzi, Sr., as a symbol of our respect 
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and esteem.