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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Ronald S. Wos of Chicago | ||||||
| 4 | on his retirement; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Ronald Wos was born February 21, 1938 in Chicago's | ||||||
| 6 | Back of the Yards Neighborhood; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Ronald Wos graduated from St. Joseph's High School | ||||||
| 8 | in Chicago in 1956; he graduated from Loyola University with a | ||||||
| 9 | Bachelor's degree in Political Science in 1960 and a Master's | ||||||
| 10 | degree in Urban Planning in 1965; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Ronald Wos served with distinction in the United | ||||||
| 12 | States Army Reserves from 1961 until 1969, achieving the rank | ||||||
| 13 | of 1st Lieutenant; he served in an intelligence unit and became | ||||||
| 14 | proficient in Russian at the Army Language School in Monterey, | ||||||
| 15 | California; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Ronald Wos married Katherine Ann Royston in 1971; | ||||||
| 17 | they have one son together, Matthew Joshua Wos, born in 1972; | ||||||
| 18 | and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Ronald Wos worked for the City of Chicago | ||||||
| 20 | Department of Planning from 1965 until 1986 and for the State | ||||||
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| 1 | of Illinois House Democratic Staff from 1996 until his | ||||||
| 2 | retirement; and | ||||||
| 3 | WHEREAS, Ronald Wos has had a lifelong love and commitment | ||||||
| 4 | to the City of Chicago, having worked on many professional and | ||||||
| 5 | volunteer projects beneficial to improving the quality of life | ||||||
| 6 | in the City; and | ||||||
| 7 | WHEREAS, Ronald Wos and family moved to Dearborn Park in | ||||||
| 8 | Chicago's South Loop in 1982; he served as President of the | ||||||
| 9 | Dearborn Park Community Corporation, promoting family friendly | ||||||
| 10 | policies working with government officials; as one of the | ||||||
| 11 | pioneers of the newly developed area, he worked to make it the | ||||||
| 12 | thriving, dynamic community that it is today; therefore, be it
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| 13 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 14 | NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 15 | congratulate Ronald S. Wos on a job well done and wish him | ||||||
| 16 | nothing but the best for his future; and be it further
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| 17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 18 | presented to Ronald S. Wos as a symbol of our respect and | ||||||
| 19 | admiration.
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