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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
CONGRATULATING PHIL WHITE ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT AS A VILLAGE OF GLENVIEW TRUSTEE
WHEREAS, Philip White has been a dedicated, loyal public servant for the Village of Glenview for 14 years; and
WHEREAS, prior to his service as Trustee, he graduated Magna Cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame; and
WHEREAS, Philip is an accomplished businessman, working for Continental Bondware, White Cap Company and finally as President and Principal Executive Officer of the Sweetheart Cup Company; and
WHEREAS, Philip transitioned the Sweetheart Cup Company to a new investor group in 1994 and took a much-deserved early retirement; and
WHEREAS, Philip has spent his retirement involved in philanthropic work, including serving on the board of the International Dyslexia Association; and
WHEREAS, Philip’s philanthropy also included doing pro bono work for the Catholic Theological Union, the largest Catholic graduate school in North America, where he played a lead role in the planning, design and construction of the Union’s new and renovated $21 million campus; and
WHEREAS, Philip and his wife Rosemary have been longtime Glenview residents; and
WHEREAS, Philip began his tenure as a Glenview Village Trustee in 2005; and
WHEREAS, Philip won his reelection in 2007, 2011, and 2015; and
WHEREAS, Philip advocated for access to affordable housing in new developments brought before the Board of Trustees; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Cook County Board of Commissioners does hereby share its gratitude for Philip White’s decades of public and community service and wish him well in his retirement; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the text of this resolution be spread across the journal of proceedings of this honorable body and that a suitable copy be tendered to Philip as a means of communicating our congratulations.
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