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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION HONORING GARY WALLACE HOWARD ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE COOK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING AND ZONING
WHEREAS, Gary Wallace Howard served in the United States Army until 1969 when he was injured and subsequently Honorably Discharged for Medical Reasons as a Disabled Veteran; and
WHEREAS, Gary Wallace Howard, after his discharge, worked as a Laborer for a union plumbing contractor, and in 1977 he became an Apprentice Plumber and thereafter a Journeyman Plumber with Local 130; and
WHEREAS, Gary Wallace Howard has been a Journeyman for 37 years and served as a foreman on several major projects including The Deep Tunnel Project, the Calumet Expressway, the Freedom Center for the Chicago Tribune Printing Plant and the Southport Sewage Treatment Plant in Indianapolis, Indiana; and
WHEREAS, Gary Wallace Howard attended the University of Illinois at Edwardsville and the University of Rochville; and
WHEREAS, Gary Wallace Howard is the Immediate Past President of the Illinois Plumbing Inspectors Association, the current Vice President of the American Society of Plumbing Engineering, has been a member of the Political Action Task Force for 27 years and has served with volunteer groups of professionals for the American Society of Sanitary Engineering; and
WHEREAS, Gary Wallace Howard began his service to the people of Cook County on December 21, 1998 at Cook County Hospital as a plumber where he excelled at protecting the public and the patients; and
WHEREAS, Gary Wallace Howard transferred to the Cook County Department of Building and Zoning in June 2006 where he became a Certified Plumbing Inspector for Cook County, and for the past 6 years Gary has been a member of the Department of Building and Zoning Annual Task Force; and
WHEREAS, Gary Wallace Howard has been married to Coralie H. Lipa since December 26, 1970 with whom he is the proud parent to 5 children, including the late Vikki Helene, and 3 grandchildren; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the President and Cook County Board of Commissioners do hereby congratulate Gary Wallace Howard on his retirement, thank him for his service to the people of Cook County and wish him well in his future endeavors
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a suitable copy of this resolution be tendered to Gary Wallace Howard in recognition for his service to the people of Cook County and the high esteem in which he is held by the President and members of the Cook County Board.
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