HR0095 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, Michael Richards was born in Peoria; he is currently a resident of Chicago; and

WHEREAS, Michael Richards has been employed for almost forty years with the Xerox Corporation; and

WHEREAS, Michael Richards graduated from Peoria Central High School in 1969; he subsequently attended Illinois Central College and Bradley University, majoring in electrical engineering and technology; and

WHEREAS, Michael Richards has had various service line and staff positions with Xerox, including Service Engineer in Peoria, Field Manager of Customer Service in Chicago, District Service Support Manager in Chicago, Employment Manager for Midwest and Southern Regions, Human Resources Operations Manager, and District Manager of Customer Service in the Chicago Metropolitan Area; and

WHEREAS, Michael Richards has always been heavily involved in the community; both personally and through the auspices of his company, through numerous organizations, including the Peoria Citizens Committee for Economic Opportunity, the Tri-County Urban League, Lawrence Hill Youth Services, where he served as a mentor for men in 1992, Xerox Concerned Black Employees, where he served as an officer for the national organization, the Minority Economic Resource Corporation Board of Directors, the Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement Board of Directors, the Mt. Sinai Community Institute Board of Directors, the Chicago Minority Business Development Council Board of Directors, and the National Black Employee Association, where he held the offices of Chairman and Treasurer; and

WHEREAS, Michael Richards has been invited to speak on business issues on a number of occasions as a speaker for the Kemper Scholarship Program at Northern Illinois University, as a panelist at Loyola University to address diversity in corporate America, and as a speaker on business ethics at the Illinois Business Week Program at North Central College; and

WHEREAS, Michael Richards is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and is active in many other organizations, both professional and service related, and has always been committed to helping others and will continue to do so in his retirement; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Michael A. Richards for his many years of service to his community, wish him the best in his future endeavors, and trust that he will prosper as much in the future as he has in the past; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Michael A. Richards and his family to commemorate this special occasion.