Illinois HR 245: CONGRATS-KEVIN J. COLEMAN

Status: Resolution Adopted (as of 2025-04-10)

State: Illinois · Session: 104th · Bill: HR 245

Sponsors: Jay Hoffman, Dennis Tipsword

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HR0245LRB104 13114 LAW 25203 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 

3Representatives wish to congratulate Kevin J. Coleman on the 

4occasion of his retirement as Village President of the Village 

5of Hennepin; and

6 WHEREAS, President Coleman, who was born on July 13, 1953, 

7became a resident of Putnam County at the start of his freshman 

8year of high school in the fall of 1967; he married Jennifer 

9Smith on May 22, 1982, and they became residents of Hennepin in 

101984; and

11 WHEREAS, President Coleman worked professionally as a 

12heavy equipment operator at the ESK silicon carbide plant 

13located near Hennepin, beginning in 1979; he subsequently 

14worked there for 38 years before retiring from the current 

15Washington Mills silicone carbide plant in 2017; and

16 WHEREAS, President Coleman has served Hennepin for over 

17three decades, beginning as a board trustee in 1993 and 

18holding the position for one term of four years; he then began 

19serving as village president in 1997, holding the position for 

20seven terms across 28 years; he additionally served on the 

21Hennepin Public Water District Board for 28 years, overseeing 

22many updates and improvements to the village's water/sewer 

HR0245- 2 -LRB104 13114 LAW 25203 r

1system while spending a majority of his tenure as its 

2chairman; and

3 WHEREAS, President Coleman, in serving Hennepin, has 

4overseen and collaborated on a number of projects to the 

5benefit of the village, including the Hazel Marie Boyle Senior 

6Homes project to offer affordable housing for senior citizens, 

7the construction of the new Veterans Memorial at the Walter 

8Durley Boyle Park, the securement of a Port Development Grant 

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