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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are pleased to honor Linda J. Crotchett, Jersey 
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County Clerk, on her retirement; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Linda Crotchett was born on July 4, 1939 in Alton, 
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Illinois, to Dudley and Elizabeth Roth;
in 1957 she graduated 
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from Jersey Community High School and married  Russell "Rip" 
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Crotchett; and 

 
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    WHEREAS, She was appointed Deputy County Clerk under the 
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Administration of
Thomas A. Lock, County Clerk in 1958; at the 
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age of 22, she won the Republican nomination in the primary 
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election, defeating two primary opponents, and was elected 
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Jersey County Clerk in that general election; she was the 
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youngest elected county official in the State of Illinois and 
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the first woman ever elected to county office in Jersey County; 
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she was elected to 11 consecutive terms as county clerk and 
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holds the record as the Illinois county clerk with the longest 
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tenure; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Her office motto shows her committment to the 
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people of Jersey County, "Happy to Meet you and Eager to Serve 
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You"; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Linda Crotchett has a long record of service to 
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the people of the State of Illinois, including 2 years with the 
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Illinois Tourism Council,
4 years as Treasurer of the Zone II 
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County Clerks & Recorders,
15 years on the State Board of 
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Elections Advisory Committee,
12 years as Chairman of the 
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County Clerk's Tax Manual Committee, and
20 years as a Member 
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of the County Clerk's Tax Manual Committee;
she served 22 years 
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on the Program Committee of the Illinois County Clerk's 
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Association; and
 
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    WHEREAS, She served 35 years as a Local Government Lecturer 
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(Workshops, Training Sessions),
25 years as an instructor for 
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newly elected County Clerk's Training Seminars,
44 years as a 
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United States Passport Agent,  appointed by the United States 
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State Department, and
40 years as Registrar of Births & Deaths, 
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appointed by the Illinois Department of Public Health; and

 
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    WHEREAS,
Her community activities include serving on the 
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1964 Jersey County Quasqui-Centennial Committee, on the 1989 
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Jersey County Sesquicentennial Committee, and the
1994 
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Centennial and Historic Courthouse Celebration; she served as 
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the Chairman of the Jersey County Heart Fund, the Chairman of 
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the Jersey County Cancer Fund, as a  member of the Jersey County 
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Salvation Army Service Board, as Chairman of the "Santa 
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Breakfast" Salvation Army Benefit, as Chairman of the "Kid's 
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Can Drive" Salvation Army Benefit, as a member of the  After 
 


 






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Prom Committee, and as a member of the Panther Athletic Club at 
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Jersey County High School and Student Government Day Host; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Linda Crotchett was the recipient of the 
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Chairman's Award from the River Bend Growth Association in 1995 
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for her contributions to the Jersey County Courthouse History; 
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and
 
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    WHEREAS, Linda Crotchett is the proud mother of Kristen 
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Brown, Janelle Platto, and Cathy Dawn Reynolds; she is the 
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doting grandmother of Emily, Molly, Lydia Witt, Alexis, Andrew 
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Platto, Reagan, and Walker Reynolds; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate Linda Crotchett on her retirement as Jersey County 
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Clerk and wish her the best in the future; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Linda Crotchett.