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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, Wilbert "Webb" Eastham is retiring from the
3Waltonville Community Unit School District #1 Board of
4Education after serving for 19 years; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Webb Eastham was born in Washington, Pennsylvania
6to Donna and William Eastham; he graduated from Waltonville
7High School in 1981, where he was an active member of FFA and a
8member of the basketball and baseball teams; he attended Rend
9Lake College, where he played baseball; he married Lori
10(Morss) Eastham, a Waltonville High School graduate, in
11December 1985; they have one daughter, Sophie, a Waltonville
12High School graduate and current student attending the St.
13Louis College of Pharmacy; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Webb Eastham has held a number of positions while
15working for Truck Centers, LLC for 35 years; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Webb Eastham has served on many school board
17committees over the years, including the Policy Committee and
18the Franklin Jefferson Special Education Committee; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Webb Eastham played an instrumental role in the
20construction of the Waltonville Community Unit School District
21#1's outdoor concession facility and pavilion; he donated

 

 

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1hundreds of hours to build the interior of the structure,
2which saved the district thousands of dollars; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Alongside another community member, Webb Eastham
4established the Spartan Golf Scramble in an effort to raise
5funds for the purpose of issuing scholarships to Waltonville
6student athletes; he has spearheaded this successful event for
725 years, which has provided thousands of dollars in
8scholarships to Waltonville FFA student athletes in pursuit of
9higher education; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Webb Eastham has always been a strong supporter
11of Waltonville Spartan athletics; he has served as the coach
12for several teams, including the boys grade school basketball
13team, the boys high school golf team, and the boys and girls
14cross country teams; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Webb Eastham's commitment to Waltonville
16Community Unit School District #1 and his decades of hard work
17and dedication to the future generations of Illinois are
18admirable; he exemplifies what it means to be a Spartan;
19therefore, be it
 
20    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL
21ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare April 22,
222021 as Webb Eastham Day in the State of Illinois; and be it

 

 

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2    RESOLVED, That we acknowledge Wilbert "Webb" Eastham's
3accomplishments and his years of service, and we wish him all
4the best in retirement; and be it further
 
5    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6presented to Webb Eastham as an expression of our esteem and
7respect.