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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, Keith Hauge honorably served his country in the 
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U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II and was discharged at 
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10:00 p.m. on December 9, 1945; and
 

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    WHEREAS, Keith Hauge started his career as a professional 
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educator in LeRoy in 1949 as an Industrial Arts and Driver's 
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Education Teacher; and
 

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    WHEREAS, Keith Hauge was an educator at Rich Township High 
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School for 32 years where he taught Drafting, Pre-engineering 
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Drafting, Architectural Drafting, Woodworking, Auto Mechanics, 
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Home Repair, and Electricity; and
 

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    WHEREAS, Keith Hauge was an IEA activist in his local 
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association including being president of his association; and
 

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    WHEREAS, Keith Hauge was an activist within the Illinois 
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Education Association including service as Regional 
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Chairperson and a member of the IEA Board of Directors; and
 

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    WHEREAS, Keith Hauge retired in 1987 and immediately 
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recognized the need for a Retired Program within the Illinois 
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Education Association; and
 

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    WHEREAS, upon retirement in 1987, Keith began working with 
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the IEA to foster the beginnings of an IEA-Retired program; and
 

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    WHEREAS, Keith Hauge was instrumental in helping to pass a 
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New Business Item at the 1989 IEA Representative Assembly 
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authorizing the formation of a Committee to develop the 
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IEA-Retired Program; and
 

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    WHEREAS, Keith Hauge has served as an elected member of the 
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IEA-Retired Council since its creation on July 15, 1994; and
 

 


 






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    WHEREAS, Keith Hauge was the 1997 recipient of the Annual 
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Mary Lou and Keith Hauge Award to recognize those IEA-Retired 
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members who have made significant contributions to the 
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IEA-Retired Program; and
 

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    WHEREAS, Keith Hauge has been an IEA-NEA member for 57 
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years; therefore, be it
 

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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
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we congratulate Mr. Keith Hauge for his significant commitment 
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to public education in Illinois and for his 57 years of devoted 
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service to the Illinois Education Association; and be it 
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further
 

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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Mr. Keith Hauge as an expression of our admiration 
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and esteem.