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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, Linda E. Daley retired on January 1, 2015 after
3extraordinary service as legislative aide and chief of staff to
4Rep. David R. Leitch, beginning in January of 1989; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Linda Daley is recognized throughout Illinois for
6her exceptional ability to solve difficult constituent
7problems, her fundraising prowess, and her legions of friends
8within the General Assembly, State agencies, and legislative
9staff; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Linda Daley has earned the esteem of the Peoria
11community for her service on the Peoria District 150 Board of
12Education from 1986 to 1996; the Peoria Charter School Board
13from 1996 to 1998; the Peoria Public Library Board from 2004 to
142013; and currently, the Peoria Riverfront Museum Board of
15Trustees from 2013 to present; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Linda Daley was President of the District 150
17School Board in 1991 and from 1994 to 1996; she was especially
18proud of developing the Valeska Hinton Early Childhood Center,
19the most innovative early childhood center of its day; in 1996,
20the Illinois State Board of Education selected her for the
21statewide "Those Who Excel" award of excellence; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Linda Daley, as building committee chair, led a
2$28 million project to construct a new library and renovate 4
3others, including a Carnegie landmark; the projects were under
4budget and ahead of schedule; she was Vice-President from 2010
5to 2012 and President from 2012 to 2013 of the Peoria Public
6Library Board; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Linda Daley's other honors include the "25 Women
8in Leadership", the 2006 Key Leader award, the YMCA Illini
9Cluster in 1998, the "Leading Edge" community leadership award
10in 1996, and the Charles C. Schlink Good Government Award in
111995; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Linda Daley graduated from the University of
13Illinois with a Bachelor of Science in Biology; she was a GED
14instructor from 1988 to 1989 and taught horticulture at
15Illinois Central College from 1977 to 1979; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Linda Daley has 3 children, Aaron (Becky),
17grandson Parker; Adam (Morgan), grandchildren, Emerson, Grant,
18and Palmer; and Alison; therefore, be it
 
19    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
20NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
21commend Linda E. Daley for her excellent service on behalf of
22the people of Illinois and wish her a long and happy

 

 

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1retirement; and be it further
 
2    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
3presented to Linda Daley as an expression of our esteem and
4respect.