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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to recognize State Representative
4Ron Wait for his outstanding service and hard work on behalf of
5the people of the State of Illinois; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Representative Wait, who was first elected in
71983, has served a total of 25 years in the Illinois House of
8Representatives, making him the longest currently serving
9House Republican member; and
 
10    WHEREAS, In addition to his service as State
11Representative, he has served his community as an accountant,
12attorney, coach, farm manager, and special education teacher;
13he holds a J.D. from Drake University Law School, an M.B.A.
14from Northern Illinois University, an M.S. in Special Education
15from Northern Illinois University, and a B.S. in Accounting
16from Drake University; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Representative Wait served as a Trustee at
18Belvidere United Methodist Church, a Trustee at the Citizen's
19Waste Management Board, and as a Trustee at The Children's Home
20and Aid Society; he also served on the Highland Hospital Board
21where he was previously president, the Janet Wattles Mental
22Health Board, as well as The United Way Advisory Board; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Representative Wait played a pivotal role in the
2citing and retention of the Chrysler Assembly facility in
3Belvidere that has fueled the local economy and created
4thousands of jobs throughout his representative district; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Representative Wait has been a tireless advocate
6for the reduction of teen smoking, focusing on increasing
7education, and deterrents aimed at tobacco and minors; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Representative Wait has consistently stood by his
9belief that, in all, the State of Illinois is better served by
10less legislation and regulation and therefore consistently
11maintained a minimalistic legislative philosophy where less
12was more; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Representative Wait will be conspicuously missed
14as a permanent fixture at nearly every extra-curricular
15function and reception to be added to the social calendar as he
16has been during his twenty five years of service to the people
17of northwest Illinois; therefore, be it
 
18    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
19NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
20congratulate Representative Ron Wait on his retirement from the
21Illinois House of Representatives and wish him the best in his

 

 

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1future endeavors; and be it further
 
2    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
3presented to State Representative Ron Wait as a symbol of
4gratitude for his years of service.