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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, A native of Illinois since 1948, Representative | ||||||
| 3 | Paul Jacobs grew up in Pomona in the heart of the Illinois | ||||||
| 4 | Ozarks; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, For 47 years, Rep. Jacobs has practiced optometry | ||||||
| 6 | in Southern Illinois, with a focus on Anna and Carbondale; as a | ||||||
| 7 | professional and a Southern Illinoisan, he and his wife, | ||||||
| 8 | Rhoda, have raised four children, and they now have 10 | ||||||
| 9 | grandchildren; and | ||||||
| 10 | WHEREAS, In addition to his profession, Rep. Jacobs and | ||||||
| 11 | his wife, Rhoda, have experience in Southern Illinois | ||||||
| 12 | business, having operated the Von Jakob Vineyard in Alto Pass, | ||||||
| 13 | which is within the Southern Illinois wine country, for more | ||||||
| 14 | than 20 years; and | ||||||
| 15 | WHEREAS, Based upon his life experiences as a | ||||||
| 16 | professional, a businessperson, and a Christian, Rep. Jacobs | ||||||
| 17 | ran in 2020 for the vacancy left by another State | ||||||
| 18 | Representative, Terri Bryant, as she moved to the State | ||||||
| 19 | Senate; and | ||||||
| 20 | WHEREAS, Upon his election in November 2020 and upon | ||||||
| 21 | joining the 102nd General Assembly, Rep. Jacobs began to fight | ||||||
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| 1 | for fiscal responsibility, ethics, and his neighbors of | ||||||
| 2 | Southern Illinois, and he has continued this fight through the | ||||||
| 3 | sessions of the 103rd and 104th General Assemblies; and | ||||||
| 4 | WHEREAS, Of equal or greater importance than his position | ||||||
| 5 | on issues has been Rep. Jacobs' standing and position as a good | ||||||
| 6 | neighbor, a good friend, and a community leader; as a member of | ||||||
| 7 | the Illinois House, he has been a lawmaker known for | ||||||
| 8 | conscientious attention to constituent service and helping his | ||||||
| 9 | neighbors; and | ||||||
| 10 | WHEREAS, In addition to these vocations and achievements, | ||||||
| 11 | Rep. Jacobs served for six years, from 1965 to 1971, in the | ||||||
| 12 | United States Navy during the height of the Cold War; | ||||||
| 13 | therefore, be it | ||||||
| 14 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 15 | HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 16 | we bid a fond farewell to State Representative Paul Jacobs as | ||||||
| 17 | he pursues this new chapter of his life; and be it further | ||||||
| 18 | RESOLVED, That we congratulate Rep. Jacobs for his | ||||||
| 19 | dedicated service in the Illinois House of Representatives and | ||||||
| 20 | to his faith, his colleagues, his constituents, and most of | ||||||
| 21 | all, his family; and be it further | ||||||
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| 1 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 2 | presented to Rep. Jacobs as a symbol of our respect and esteem. | ||||||