File #: 23-0870    Version: 1 Name: JOSEPH CANADY RESOLUTION IN MEMORIAM
Type: Consent Calendar Resolution Status: Approved
File created: 1/6/2023 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 1/26/2023 Final action: 1/26/2023
Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION REMEMBERING AND HONORING THE LIFE OF JOSEPH CANADY WHEREAS, Joseph Canady was born on March 1, 1955, to the late Frank Canady Sr. and Mattie Lee Fountain in Macon, Georgia; the second of five children. Joe graduated from Southwest High School in Macon, Georgia in 1973. After graduation, Joe's second mother, Vera Mae Stovall, presented him with an opportunity to relocate to Chicago, IL with the promise of a job and a chance to build a life for himself and his future; and WHEREAS, Joe was able to gain employment at Midas International, where he would go on to work in Manufacturing & Distribution for 29 years. He began his career in an entry level position but worked hard to continue his education and develop his professional skills to allow him to move up in the company. While working with Midas International, Joe attended Northwest Business College for Business Administration, graduating in 1999. He was also named "Graduate of the Year." By the time Joe retired f...
Sponsors: DONNA MILLER, TONI PRECKWINKLE (President), FRANK J. AGUILAR, ALMA E. ANAYA, SCOTT R. BRITTON, JOHN P. DALEY, DENNIS DEER, BRIDGET DEGNEN, BRIDGET GAINER, MONICA GORDON, BRANDON JOHNSON, BILL LOWRY, STANLEY MOORE, JOSINA MORITA, KEVIN B. MORRISON, SEAN M. MORRISON, ANTHONY J. QUEZADA, MAGGIE TREVOR
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PROPOSED RESOLUTION

REMEMBERING AND HONORING THE LIFE OF JOSEPH CANADY

WHEREAS, Joseph Canady was born on March 1, 1955, to the late Frank Canady Sr. and Mattie Lee Fountain in Macon, Georgia; the second of five children. Joe graduated from Southwest High School in Macon, Georgia in 1973. After graduation, Joe's second mother, Vera Mae Stovall, presented him with an opportunity to relocate to Chicago, IL with the promise of a job and a chance to build a life for himself and his future; and

WHEREAS, Joe was able to gain employment at Midas International, where he would go on to work in Manufacturing & Distribution for 29 years. He began his career in an entry level position but worked hard to continue his education and develop his professional skills to allow him to move up in the company. While working with Midas International, Joe attended Northwest Business College for Business Administration, graduating in 1999. He was also named "Graduate of the Year." By the time Joe retired from Midas, he had been promoted multiple times, ending as Plant Manager; and

WHEREAS, after retiring from Midas, Joe worked as a Property Manager for Park Towers in Richton Park, IL. During his time at Park Towers, Joe developed countless personal and professional relationships in the community, and even earned his Real Estate license. Living and working in Richton Park, Joe began to explore how he could serve the people of Richton Park; and

WHEREAS, inspired by his new passion for his community, Joe served on the Village of Richton Park's Planning & Zoning Commission for three years. He has served as both Vice President AND President of Alpha Beta Gamma's National Honor Society, (1995, 1998) and has also served as Benjamin O. Davis VFW Post 311's Men's Auxiliary Vice President. Joe was also a member of the Village of Richton Park's Beautification Committee, and Richton Park's Greenfield Townhome Homeowners Association; and

WHEREAS, in April 2012, Joe was appointed Village ...

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