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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 Donald E. "Don" |
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| Perry, Kennedy Junior High School Principal in Naperville, on |
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| his retirement and successful career as an educator and civil |
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| service leader; and
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| WHEREAS, Don Perry started his education career after |
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| graduating from Olivet Nazarene University in 1976; he began |
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| teaching at Alan Shepard School and Shabbona Elementary in |
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| Bourbonnais, and taught there for 3 years before moving to |
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| Crete, where he taught at Crete Elementary School for 5 years; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Don Perry took a brief break from teaching to |
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| receive more education at Illinois State University, where he |
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| graduated with a Master's in Education Administration; and
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| WHEREAS, Don Perry became the Assistant Principal at Palos |
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| West Elementary School in Palos West, and then moved on to |
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| become Principal at Beebe Elementary School in Naperville, |
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| later becoming Principal of Kennedy Junior High School, also in |
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| Naperville, where has served for the past 12 years; and
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| WHEREAS, Throughout his educational career Don Perry has |
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| helped his schools achieve national and State recognition in |
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| excellence, including being recognized in 2002 and 2008 as a |
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| Blue Ribbon School by the United States Department of |
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| Education, declaring that the school was both academically |
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| superior and there were dramatic gains in student achievement |
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| to high levels; and
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| WHEREAS, During Don Perry's tenure, Kennedy Junior High |
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| School received recognition from the Association of Illinois |
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| Middle Schools and the Illinois State Board of Education, the |
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| Illinois Horizon School Award in 2002 and 2008, and "Those Who |
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| Excel" Award for School Excellence in 2001; and
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| WHEREAS, Don Perry was named to Who's Who in American |
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| Colleges and Universities and was an nominee for the "Those Who |
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| Excel" award presented by the Illinois State Board of |
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| Education; and
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| WHEREAS, Don Perry has not only committed his life to |
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| education but has also committed himself to civil service, as a |
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| graduate of the Citizens Police Academy; he served as Chairman |
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| to the Board of Police and Fire Commissioners in Naperville; he |
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| has also been involved with numerous boards and committees and |
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| has been adamant in his fund-raising for numerous Naperville |
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| organizations, such as the United Way, the Naperville Historic |
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| Society, the American Cancer Society, Veterans Poppy Day, the |
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| American Heart Association, Citizens Appreciate Police/CAP |
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| Awards, and Naperville's Millennium Carillon Drive; and
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| WHEREAS, Don Perry has committed himself to excellence in |
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| education and civil duty, has inspired and served as a role |
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| model for both children and adults throughout his life; |
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| 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 Kennedy Junior High School Principal Donald E. |
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| "Don" Perry on his retirement and successful career in |
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| education and civil service; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to Donald E. "Don" Perry as a symbol of our respect |
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| and esteem.
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