|
| | HR0514 | | LRB103 35437 LAW 65504 r |
|
|
| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
|
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Rich Clemmons on the |
| 4 | | occasion of his retirement after working on behalf of the |
| 5 | | agriculture and ethanol industries for the past 50 years; and
|
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Rich Clemmons has been a tireless advocate for |
| 7 | | farmers, representing their interests in Springfield and |
| 8 | | helping to promote the number one industry in our State; over |
| 9 | | the years, his work on ethanol issues was instrumental in |
| 10 | | helping the industry grow in Illinois and increasing demand |
| 11 | | for corn across the State; and
|
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Despite not growing up on a farm in Illinois, |
| 13 | | Rich Clemmons became passionate about agriculture in part |
| 14 | | because of his family's legacy in tobacco production in |
| 15 | | Kentucky; and
|
| 16 | | WHEREAS, In 1977, Rich Clemmons was a member of the team |
| 17 | | that supported and passed the Illinois Farmland Assessment |
| 18 | | Act, which allowed agricultural land in Illinois to be taxed |
| 19 | | on its productivity and soil type instead of its price; he also |
| 20 | | played a role in the creation of the Illinois Corn Marketing |
| 21 | | Act, which created the Illinois Corn Checkoff Program; and
|
|
| | HR0514 | - 2 - | LRB103 35437 LAW 65504 r |
|
|
| 1 | | WHEREAS, Rich Clemmons helped secure funding to develop |
| 2 | | the National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center (NCERC) at |
| 3 | | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, a fully integrated, |
| 4 | | nationally recognized research facility that is dedicated to |
| 5 | | the development and commercialization of biotechnologies and, |
| 6 | | through its contractual research services, has played an |
| 7 | | instrumental role in commercializing more than 80 products |
| 8 | | that are now used in the commercial marketplace; and
|
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Over of the course of his professional career, |
| 10 | | Rich Clemmons has always had the loving support of his wife, |
| 11 | | Gretchen, and his children, Sarah, Erin, and Chris; regarding |
| 12 | | his retirement, he has expressed that he is looking forward to |
| 13 | | spending more time with his grandchildren; therefore, be it
|
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 15 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 16 | | we congratulate Rich Clemmons on his retirement, thank him for |
| 17 | | his service to the agriculture and ethanol industries and |
| 18 | | farmers in the State of Illinois for the past 50 years, and |
| 19 | | wish him success in his future endeavors; and be it further
|
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 21 | | presented to Rich Clemmons as an expression of our esteem and |
| 22 | | respect. |