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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish thank Richard L. Barnett on his lifetime 
4of service to his community; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Richard Barnett was born in Chicago on March 27, 
61931; he married Grace in 1950 and they settled in North 
7Lawndale, where they raised 3 children, Jarmel, Annitria, and 
8Jeneria; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Richard Barnett worked at the United States Post 
10Office for 34 years, retiring in July of 1986; he taught at the 
11Marcy Center for 2 years and at Blessed Sacrament Elementary 
12School for 3 years; he was the Midwest District Roundtable 
13Chairman for 2 years, taught political education classes for 
14Operation Breadbasket/PUSH from 1969 to 1972, and was a member 
15of the Penn Elementary Local School Council from 1989 to 2000; 
16he taught urban politics for the Associated College of the 
17Midwest for 4 years; he was a 25-year member of the Independent 
18Voters of Illinois-Independent Precinct Organization and a 
1930-year member of the Citizen Information Service-League of 
20Women Voters; and
  
 
21    WHEREAS, Richard Barnett worked with  numerous politicians, 
22including judges, aldermen, congressmen, state senators, state 
 
 
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1representatives,  and mayors, including Chicago Mayor Harold 
2Washington; and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, Richard Barnett founded the Jaguars Little League 
4baseball team in 1958, managing it to 1974; he was an assistant 
5coach for the Marlin Little League baseball team in Franklin 
6Park for 4 years; he was an assistant Boy Scout Master for 3 
7years; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Since 1996, Richard Barnett has served as 
9Executive Board Member of the Windy City Youth Football League; 
10known as the Dolphins, the league consists of approximately 250 
11boys and 50 cheerleaders in elementary school ages 5 to 14; 
12therefore, be it
  
 
13    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
14NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
15thank Richard L. Barnett on his lifetime of service to his 
16community and wish him many more successful years; and be it 
17further
  
 
18    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
19presented to Richard Barnett as an expression of our esteem and 
20respect.