Bill Text: IL HJR0086 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulates Father Joseph Trapp on the occasion of his retirement.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2015-06-30 - Resolution Adopted [HJR0086 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-HJR0086-Introduced.html

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives wish to congratulate Father Joseph Trapp on his
retirement from the St. Joseph Parish in Benton after 56 years
of service to his community and faith; and
WHEREAS, Father Trapp was born and raised on a farm in Mt.
Carmel; after attending St. Mary's Grade School, he attended
the St. Henry Seminary in Belleville; and
WHEREAS, After being ordained on May 23, 1959, Father Trapp
went on to serve at 11 churches across southern Illinois; and
WHEREAS, Father Trapp has served as a Pastor at Sacred
Heart Church in DuQuoin, St. Peter Cathedral in Belleville, St.
Patrick Church in Enfield, St. John Nepomucene Church in
Dahlgran, St. Clement Church in McLeansboro, St. Mary Church in
Shawneetown, St. Patrick Church in Pond Settlement, St. Rose of
Lima Church in Metropolis, and St. Joseph Church in
Elizabethtown; and
WHEREAS, After serving as the Pastor at St. Joseph Church
in Benton since 2000, Father Trapp will retire in July of 2015;
therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we congratulate Father Joseph
Trapp on the occasion of his retirement and thank him for his
years of commitment to the Town of Benton and the State of
Illinois, and honor him for his 56 years of dedication to his
faith and the thousands of parishioners he has served; and be
it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to Father Trapp as an expression of our esteem and
respect.