HR0606 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to congratulate Jose Barrera on the occasion of his retirement as principal of Columbia Explorers Academy; and

WHEREAS, Jose Barrera graduated from Pulaski Elementary School, Tuley High School, and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago; and

WHEREAS, Jose Barrera began as a bilingual teacher at Robert Burns Elementary School and James Shields Elementary School; he then became the bilingual coordinator and later assistant principal of James Shields Elementary School; in December of 2000, he became the principal of Columbia Explorers Academy; and

WHEREAS, Jose Barrera was twice awarded the Principal Leadership Award from the Chicago Board of Education; he also received the Superior Public Service Award for the City of Chicago from the Chicago Board of Education; and

WHEREAS, Jose Barrera has exhibited his work at the Day of the Dead Exhibit at the National Museum of Mexican Art and at the Bare Walls Exhibit for the School of the Art Institute of Chicago; and

WHEREAS, Jose Barrera has served as police officer and a SWAT officer and has trained with the Cook County Sheriff's Police, the Chicago Police, the Illinois State Police, and the FBI; and

WHEREAS, Jose Barrera and his wife, Evelyn, have 3 children, Michelle (Edward) Melone, Jennifer (Mark) Madden, and Jose, Jr. Barrera, and 4 grandchildren, Lorenzo, Marco, Mikayla, and Mikenna; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Jose Barrera on his retirement as principal of Columbia Explorers Academy and we wish him the best in all his future endeavors; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Jose Barrera as an expression of our esteem and respect.