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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
CONGRATULATING LARRY RINCON ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT FROM COOK COUNTY GOVERNMENT
WHEREAS, Larry Rincon has been a dedicated, loyal public servant employee for Cook County Government for 32 years; and
WHEREAS, Larry Rincon began his career at Cook County in 1992 as a Journeyman Plumber for The Department of Construction, Maintenance and Operations under President Richard Phelan subsequently worked under Presidents John H. Stroger, Bobbie L. Steele, Todd Stroger, and Toni Preckwinkle; and
WHEREAS, Larry remained with Construction, Maintenance and Operations through the department's name change to Department of Facilities Management; and
WHEREAS, Larry was promoted to become Plumber Foreman for the DOC Jail campus until asked for his services to become the present Cook County Outlying Plumber Foreman; and
WHEREAS, Larry held a variety of responsibilities under his current title as Outlying Plumber Foreman, from providing all plumbing quotes, estimates, assignments for 30+DFM properties that were either established or inherited by real-estate to assist in upgrades for maintenance and compliance for future tenant occupancy, while providing a safe, reliable, and clean plumbing environment, (2012- present); and
WHEREAS, Larry is an active member of St. Cletus Parish, where he served as a CCD Catechist and The youth mission group, volunteered on the Lagrange Babe Ruth youth baseball league, volunteers for Rebuilding Together formerly known as Christmas in April, volunteered for the First Congregation Church of Christ in Western Springs for Hurricane Katrina victims in collaboration with Back Bay Mission Biloxi MS. group. Currently is a proud member in good standings with UA Local#130 Plumbers Union 1he Chicagoland Toys for Tots Motorcycle Organization and Supports groups across the State of Illinois and the County of Cook on Ovarian Cancer awareness, Gift of Hope Liver walk, Children's Cancer at Lurie's and Camp One, Area 4 Ride to Remember, Wounded Warrior, Freedom Run and Ride Janie Ride Foundation for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: and
WHEREAS, Larry is especially grateful for the University of Chicago medical Liver team that performed his transplant and to the Greatest Hero he never knew his organ donor who saved his Life.
WHEREAS, Larry is grateful for all co-workers who deserve as much credit that supported him over years to the finish line. Hopefully this will continue a friendship into lifelong relationship; and
WHEREAS, Larry appreciates many things, but his greatest love is the love he has for his family, including his wife, Eileen, his children, Rhiannon and son in-law Chris and son Matt, and his dog Finley, and finally to his newly Gran-Daughter expected to arrive in May 2025; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Cook County Board of Commissioners does hereby congratulate Larry Rincon on his retirement and his service to Cook County.
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