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A RESOLUTION IN RECOGNIATION OF TIM McENERY, FOUNDER AND CEO OF COOPER'S HAWK WINERY AND RESTAURANT
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WHEREAS, Tim McEnery, an Orland Park native, attended St. Michael School and began his hospitality career at eleven years old as a dishwasher at Green Gardens Country Club, slowly working his way through the ranks to become a restaurant manager while attending Marist High School; and
WHEREAS, Tim McEnery earned a bachelor’s degree in Restaurant and Hotel Management from Purdue University before working in the specialty restaurant division of Aramark and eventually learned about wine production, tasting room retail operations and the intricate operational aspects of running a winery at Lynfred Winery; and
WHEREAS, Tim McEnery, Founder and CEO, chose his hometown of Orland Park to implement his long envisioned business plan for the flagship location of Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant which has been featured on Windy City Live, Fox’s Indy Live, Check, Please! and 190 North; and
WHEREAS, Tim McEnery personally delivered to the 2009 Presidential Illinois Inaugural Gala in Washington D.C. the Cooper’s Hawk Blanc de Blanc sparkling wine exclusively selected for the First Lady’s Toast; and
WHEREAS, under Tim McEnery’s leadership, Cooper’s Hawk has been widely recognized with more than 150 awards for excellence in winemaking including multiple Gold and Double Gold recognitions and Ice Wine’s 2011 “Best Dessert in Show” title by the Mid-American Wine Competition; and
WHEREAS, Tim McEnery was named UIC’s 2011 “Entrepreneur of the Year” and Crain’s Chicago Business Class of 2011 “Top 40 Under 40.”
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Orland Park, Illinois, as follows:
1. That the President and Board of Trustees hereby commend Tim McEnery
for his vision, determination, leadership and allegiance to Orland Park.
2. That this Resolution be presented forthwith to Tim McEnery by the
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