HR0168 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate Joanne True of Lake Villa for her 25 years of dedicated service with the Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) of Lake County; and

WHEREAS, Joanne True was hired as District Secretary for the Lake County SWCD in March of 1984; she was promoted to the position of District Manager in 1994; and

WHEREAS, Under Joanne True's guidance and leadership, the Lake County SWCD has become a leader in conservation, carrying out the goals of wise natural resource management and environmental education; the district has sponsored programs such as annual plant and fish sales, conservation education grants to schools, third grade tree seedling distribution, soil boring, and Envirothon competition, all of which have flourished under Ms. True's leadership; she has also been instrumental in keeping the District functioning in the absence of federal funding and has secured working contracts with the Army Corps of Engineers and the IEPA to address urban issues, such as construction site erosion and sediment control; and

WHEREAS, Joanne True has consistently been an uplifting presence for the personnel at the SWCD; she has promoted a happy, open, joyful, and family-like atmosphere throughout the district's office and has made many life-long friends from staff members throughout the years; and

WHEREAS, Joanne True has been supported in her conservation career by her loving family, including her husband, Benjamin; her daughters, Wendy Friedle and Andrea True-Kelly; her sons-in-law, Al Friedle and Chuck Kelly; her mother, Mary Gronka; her father, Joseph Russ; and her grandchildren, Brett, Eve, and Ethan; and

WHEREAS, Joanne True serves as a model of hard work, integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of Illinois; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Joanne True for her 25 years of dedicated service with the Soil & Water Conservation District of Lake County and wish her continued success and happiness in the future; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Joanne True as a symbol of our esteem and respect.