1.1A Senate resolution
1.2honoring Steve Slaggie on the occasion of his retirement from the Board of Directors
1.3for the Fastenal Company.
1.4WHEREAS, the Fastenal Company, incorporated in 1968, sells nuts, bolts, and other
1.5industrial and construction supplies, and has been distinguished by decades of rapid, steady
1.6growth; and
1.7WHEREAS, Steve Slaggie was one of the company's founders, along with Bob Kierlin,
1.8Jack Remick, Michael Gostomski, and Van McConnon; their goal was to devise a means of
1.9making all kinds of nuts and bolts readily available to the general consumer, and by the early
1.101980s, Fastenal was operating more than 30 company-owned stores; and
1.11WHEREAS, Steve Slaggie is a 1961 graduate of Saint John's University, and he has
1.12been an active philanthropist, supporting many projects at his alma mater, as well as numerous
1.13other worthy causes in the community; and
1.14WHEREAS, Steve is stepping down from the Board of Directors of the Fastenal Company
1.15after more than 45 outstanding years with the company; and
1.16NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Minnesota that it
1.17thanks and commends Steve Slaggie for his important contributions to the business community in
1.18Minnesota, and extends best wishes to him for his retirement.
1.19BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is directed to prepare an
1.20enrolled copy of this resolution, to be authenticated by the Secretary's signature and that of the
1.21Chair of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, and transmit it to Steve Slaggie.

JoAnne M. ZoffSecretary of the Senate

Thomas M. BakkChair, Senate Committee onRules and Administration

Jeremy R. MillerState Senator, District 28