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Indiana House Resolution honors Ron Ware on his retirement after decades of service in the ironworkers community, beginning with completion of the Iron Workers Local 395 apprenticeship program in 1989

Elected business manager of Iron Workers Local 395 in June 2014 after first becoming an officer in 1996, advocating for worker safety, fair wages, and labor standards

Served since 2014 as trustee and current chairman of the Mid-America Pension Fund and Local 395 Health & Welfare and Annuity Funds

Expanded regional labor leadership as president of the Northwest Indiana Building & Construction Trades Council (since May 2021) and secretary-treasurer of the Iron Workers District Council of Chicago (since November 2023)

Member of the Little Calumet River Basin Development Commission since December 2017, contributing to regional development and community stewardship