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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to congratulate  Jim Ingram on the occasion 
4of his retirement as Douglas County Clerk and Recorder; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Jim Ingram was raised in rural Charleston; he 
6attended Eastern Illinois University, where he earned his 
7bachelor's degree in education; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Jim Ingram served as Art Director of Shiloh School 
9in Hume for 19 1/2 years; he also worked in real estate for 32 
10years until his retirement in 2010 and was the owner of a real 
11estate agency for 15 years; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Jim Ingram has had a long and distinguished career 
13in local government; he was appointed and elected to serve as 
14the City Treasurer of Newman; in 1990, he was elected to serve 
15as the Clerk and Recorder of Douglas County, a position he 
16faithfully executed until his retirement on December 1, 2012; 
17and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, Jim Ingram is a past president of the Newman Lions 
19Club and a member of the First Neighbor Bank Advisory Board, 
20the Lions Club, the American Heart Association, and the 
21American Cancer Society; he also served as president of the 
 
 
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1Illinois Association of County Clerks and Recorders in 2000; 
2and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, Jim Ingram and his wife, Margie, have 2 daughters, 
4Jennifer and Kate, and 6 grandchildren; therefore, be it
  
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
6NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
7we congratulate Jim Ingram on the occasion of his retirement 
8and wish him continued success and happiness in the future; and 
9be it further
  
 
10    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
11presented to Jim Ingram as a symbol of our esteem and respect.