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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to commend Scott Martin
for all that he | ||||||
| 4 | has accomplished over his career and thank him for his | ||||||
| 5 | dedication and hard work; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Scott Martin graduated from Bradley University | ||||||
| 7 | with a Bachelor of Science in Business Management and | ||||||
| 8 | Administration; he later earned the Fellow, Life Management
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| 9 | Institute Designation in 1987, as well as a certificate from | ||||||
| 10 | the Academy of Life Underwriting
education program in 1990; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Scott Martin began his career in 1976 by joining | ||||||
| 12 | the Pekin Life Insurance Company as
an underwriter trainee, and | ||||||
| 13 | he quickly rose in status through his hard work, becoming | ||||||
| 14 | assistant
underwriter in 1978, underwriter in 1979, senior | ||||||
| 15 | underwriter in 1981, chief underwriter with
staff management | ||||||
| 16 | status in 1986, and underwriting manager in 1990; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Scott Martin eventually moved into Pekin Life | ||||||
| 18 | Insurance Company's leadership; he was promoted to vice | ||||||
| 19 | president for administration and assistant secretary in 1994, | ||||||
| 20 | senior vice
president of all Pekin Insurance Companies and | ||||||
| 21 | chief operating officer of Pekin Life Insurance
Company in | ||||||
| 22 | 2003, and president and chief operating officer of Pekin Life | ||||||
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| 1 | Insurance Company in 2006
with the added responsibility of | ||||||
| 2 | chief operating officer of the Property/Casualty Companies in
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| 3 | 2008; and | ||||||
| 4 | WHEREAS, In 2010, Scott Martin became president of all | ||||||
| 5 | Pekin Insurance Companies and
president and chief executive | ||||||
| 6 | officer of all Pekin Insurance Companies in 2014; in 2015, he | ||||||
| 7 | became chairman of the board; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, In addition to his distinguished career at Pekin | ||||||
| 9 | Insurance, Scott Martin is active in his
community and the | ||||||
| 10 | wider insurance industry, exemplified by his service on the | ||||||
| 11 | boards of the
Midwest Affiliate of St. Jude Children's Research | ||||||
| 12 | Hospital, the Illinois Life Insurance Council,
and the Illinois | ||||||
| 13 | Insurance Association, as well as his past service with the | ||||||
| 14 | American Red Cross,
the Pekin Police Foundation, and the Herget | ||||||
| 15 | National Bank; he is a former member on the Pekin
Community | ||||||
| 16 | Bank Advisory Board; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Residing in Chillicothe, Scott Martin has | ||||||
| 18 | provided great care for his loving family, his
wife, Joan, his | ||||||
| 19 | children, Megan and Andrew, and his grandchildren, Joshua and | ||||||
| 20 | Josiah; therefore, be it
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| 21 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 22 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
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| 1 | we thank Scott
Martin for his commendable service in his | ||||||
| 2 | profession and in the wider community and wish him many healthy | ||||||
| 3 | and happy years of retirement with his family
and friends; and | ||||||
| 4 | be it further
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| 5 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 6 | presented to Scott Martin and his family as a symbol of our | ||||||
| 7 | respect and esteem.
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