[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 36 (Wednesday, March 19, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E512-E513]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING LARRY WENNLUND

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                           HON. JERRY WELLER

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 19, 1997

  Mr. WELLER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the work and 
dedication of a great statesman, Representative Larry Wennlund, after 
11 years of public service to the people of Illinois and the residents 
of the 38th District.
  Representative Wennlund has been a lifelong resident of New Lenox, 
IL, and received a bachelor of arts from the University of Illinois

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at Champaign, and a juris doctor from the John Marshall Law School in 
Chicago, IL.
  Representative Wennlund has been an active member and leader of his 
community as a member of: Trinity Lutheran Church, the New Lenox Lions 
Club, the New Lenox Chamber of Commerce and as a member of the New 
Lenox Grade School Board of Education.
  Representative Wennlund remains a leader in his growing community as 
an advocate for building a strong transportation network, economic 
development for the area, reforming the Juvenile Justice system, 
welfare-to-work initiatives and real property tax reform.
  Representative Larry Wennlund has also been honored for his talents 
and accomplishments by being selected from among his peers to serve as 
a member of the Republican Leadership Team. Representative Larry 
Wennlund is an honorable man, worthy of praise for his many years of 
service, leadership and accomplishments for the people of his district.

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