City of Pittsburgh - File #: 2006-0373

• File #: 2006-0373
• Version: 1
• Type: Proclamation
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 5/2/2006
• In control: City Council
• Enactment date: 5/2/2006
• Enactment #: 260
• Title: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby commend Harry Readshaw for unrelenting efforts and dedication to the citizens of the 36th Legislative District, this dedication has earned him the recognition of Man of the Year; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby proclaim Friday, May 5, 2006 as "Representative Harry Readshaw Day" in the City of Pittsburgh.
• Sponsors: Jeffrey S. Koch
• Indexes: PROCLAMATION - MR. KOCH

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/2/2006	1	City Council	Adopted	Pass

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WHEREAS, Rep. Harry Readshaw, Democrat from the 36^th Legislative District, Allegheny County, was elected in 1995 to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.  The district includes:  West Homestead, Baldwin, Mt. Oliver, Brentwood and Whitehall; and the 16^th, 17^th, 18^th, 29^th, 30^th, 31^st and 32^nd Wards in the City of Pittsburgh; and

WHEREAS, Rep. Harry Readshaw serves on the House Committee membership:  Professional Licensure Committee; Consumer Affairs Committee; Game and Fish Committee; and

WHEREAS, Rep. Harry Readshaw is the founder of the Pennsylvania Gettysburg Monuments Project and on the Board of Directors of the National Civil War Museum; and

WHEREAS, Rep. Harry Readshaw is a life-long resident of the City of Pittsburgh, Third Generation owner-operator of The Readshaw Funeral Home, a First certified funeral practitioner in Allegheny County; and

WHEREAS, Rep. Harry Readshaw graduated Carrick High School in 1959; Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science, 1962; attended Duquesne University, and served in the United States Marine Corps, active and reserve duty; and

WHEREAS, Rep. Harry Readshaw served on the Committee on Excellence for Pittsburgh Public Schools, Past President of the Carrick Business Association, and the Carrick Community Council; served on the boards of the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority, the  Redevelopment Authority Allegheny County, and Allegheny League of Municipalities; and

WHEREAS, Harry Readshaw is married to wife Carol since 1966, and they are blessed with three children, Hank, Megan and Malinda, and four grandchildren; and

WHEREAS, the South Side Chamber of Commerce will be honoring State Representative Harry Readshaw as "Man of the Year," at the Annual Dinner on Friday, May 5, 2006.

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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby commend Harry Readshaw for unrelenting efforts and dedication to the citizens of the 36^th Legislative District, this dedication has earned him the recognition of  Man of the Year; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby proclaim Friday, May 5, 2006 as "Representative Harry Readshaw Day" in the City of Pittsburgh.