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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, Dave Clark, Department of Transportation District 
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5 Engineer, is retiring after 28 years of dedicated public 
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service; and

 
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    WHEREAS, He was born on June 22, 1954, at the 
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Furstenfeldbruck Air Force Base in Germany; he attended Cuba 
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High School in Cuba, Illinois, Spoon River College in Canton, 
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and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in civil 
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engineering from the University of Illinois  in 1977; he 
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obtained his professional engineering license in 1984; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Throughout his 28 year career, he spent 26 years 
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working in District 4 in the areas of Construction and Design 
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before being promoted to District Engineer for District 5 in 
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May of 2002; during his career, he served on several Statewide 
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committees, including as Team Leader for the Department's Total 
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Quality Management Initiative and as a member of the Warranty 
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Specification and Guideline Committee; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Clark was recognized for his outstanding work 
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with the Department; in 1986, he received the Engineer of the 
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Year Award from District 4; in evaluations, he was recognized 
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for his positive leadership approach, his proactive approach, 
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and his "can-do" attitude; and

 
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    WHEREAS, During his tenure as District Engineer for 
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District 5, there are several accomplishments of note; in the 
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area of program development, the District was number one in the 
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State of Illinois three years in a row in accomplishing its 
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program, and in 2004, the District accomplished 100% of its 
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program and in the last two years; in the area of operations, 
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the District had an excellent snow removal record in 2004, the 
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Bears football signing, and the farm progress signing; in the 
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area of project implementation, contract additions were the 
 


 






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lowest in the State for 2001 and 2002, construction and 
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engineering costs were below State averages on a consistent 
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basis, and the District has won several contractor of the year 
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awards; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Mr. Clark has been in active in youth football 
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programs for 19 years in Elmwood and was president of the 
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Elmwood Association of Commerce from 1988 to 1990; he and his 
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wife have a son and daughter and all currently reside in the 
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Charleston area; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate Dave Clark on the occasion of his retirement from 
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the Department of Transportation after 28 years of public 
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service; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Dave Clark as an expression of our esteem and with 
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best wishes for a relaxing retirement.