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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 congratulate Joanne True of Lake 
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Villa for her 25 years of dedicated service with the Soil & 
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Water Conservation District (SWCD) of Lake County; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Joanne True was hired as District Secretary for 
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the Lake County SWCD in March of 1984; she was promoted to the 
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position of District Manager in 1994; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Under Joanne True's guidance and leadership, the 
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Lake County SWCD has become a leader in conservation, carrying 
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out the goals of wise natural resource management and 
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environmental education; the district has sponsored programs 
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such as annual plant and fish sales, conservation education 
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grants to schools, third grade tree seedling distribution, soil 
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boring, and Envirothon competition, all of which have 
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flourished under Ms. True's leadership; she has also been 
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instrumental in keeping the District functioning in the absence 
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of federal funding and has secured working contracts with the 
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Army Corps of Engineers and the IEPA to address urban issues, 
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such as construction site erosion and sediment control; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Joanne True has consistently been an uplifting 
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presence for the personnel at the SWCD; she has promoted a 
 


 






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happy, open, joyful, and family-like atmosphere throughout the 
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district's office and has made many life-long friends from 
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staff members throughout the years; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Joanne True has been supported in her conservation 
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career by her loving family, including her husband, Benjamin; 
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her daughters, Wendy Friedle and Andrea True-Kelly; her 
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sons-in-law, Al Friedle and Chuck Kelly; her mother, Mary 
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Gronka; her father, Joseph Russ; and her grandchildren, Brett, 
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Eve, and Ethan; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Joanne True serves as a model of hard work, 
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integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of 
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Illinois; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate Joanne True for her 25 years of dedicated service 
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with the Soil & Water Conservation District of Lake County and 
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wish her continued success and happiness in the future; and be 
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it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Joanne True as a symbol of our esteem and respect.