Full Text of HR1001 93rd General Assembly
HR1001 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois are pleased to honor Patrick Durkin for his | 4 |
| many accomplishments throughout his life, a life dedicated to | 5 |
| the service of others; and
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| WHEREAS, Patrick James Durkin was born on November 14, | 7 |
| 1939; he has been married to Kathleen Durkin for over 40 years | 8 |
| and is the father of 8 children; he holds a Master of Arts | 9 |
| degree and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Northeastern Illinois | 10 |
| University; he also holds an Associate of Arts degree in | 11 |
| liberal arts from Wilson Junior College and a second Associate | 12 |
| of Arts in fire science from Daley Junior College; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Durkin valiantly served his country in the | 14 |
| U.S. Army as a squad leader and heavy equipment driver; he | 15 |
| received an honorable discharge; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Durkin has received countless honors and | 17 |
| awards for his dedicated work as a fireman in the Chicago area | 18 |
| and in security at Northeastern Illinois University; he | 19 |
| received the City of Chicago Fire Department Special Honorable | 20 |
| Award in 1971 for rescuing a child from a burning building; in | 21 |
| 1972, he received the Underwriters Award for Bravery, the | 22 |
| Chicago Jaycees Award for Personal Heroism, the Ward La France | 23 |
| Fire Industry Award of Honor for Heroism, and a Certificate of | 24 |
| Appreciation for Personal Courage for rescuing a baby from a | 25 |
| burning building; he was the recipient of Mayor Daley's | 26 |
| Certificate of Merit for Courageous Action Beyond the Normal | 27 |
| Call of Duty in 1972; he received the Gaelic Fire Brigade Award | 28 |
| for Dedication to the Chicago Fire Department in 1979, and in | 29 |
| 1980, he was awarded a certificate of appreciation from the | 30 |
| American Society for Industrial Security; he was the recipient | 31 |
| of a Northeastern Illinois University Official Department | 32 |
| Commendation for Exceptional Police Work in 1981, when he |
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| arrested 3 convicts during an act of burglary; he also received | 2 |
| a recognition award from Northeastern Illinois University in | 3 |
| 1982 for calming an enraged psychotic man during a police call, | 4 |
| and he also received a Northeastern Illinois University Letter | 5 |
| of Accommodation in 1986 for arresting an escaped convict on a | 6 |
| battery and hate crime; and | 7 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. Durkin chose to change his career and focus | 8 |
| his efforts on the education of children as a principal and | 9 |
| teacher; in his role as teacher and principal, he realized that | 10 |
| each child has promise and dedicated himself to ensuring that | 11 |
| the students under his care received the best possible | 12 |
| education; Mr. Durkin's leadership and skills as an educator | 13 |
| are present in his stewardship of Goudy School in the Uptown | 14 |
| community in Chicago; once called "the worst school in the | 15 |
| worst school district in the nation", Mr. Durkin proved that | 16 |
| motivated students, inspired parents, dedicated teachers, and | 17 |
| community support can change the direction of a school and | 18 |
| provide a quality education for its students; Mr. Durkin's | 19 |
| attention to diversity, public safety, teacher development, | 20 |
| and parent involvement and quality student programs have made | 21 |
| Goudy School a model public school; for his accomplishments as | 22 |
| principal of Goudy, in 1997, he was named Principal of the | 23 |
| Year; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Durkin has also received countless honors and | 25 |
| awards for his work in education and his community service; he | 26 |
| received the Henderson School Teacher Recognition Award in | 27 |
| 1984, a Certificate of Award from Our Lady of Peace School for | 28 |
| Community Service in 1988-1989 and 1991-1992 for coaching | 29 |
| various teams and being involved with Cub Scouts, the Edgewater | 30 |
| Community Council-Education Award "Salute Edgewater" in 1994, | 31 |
| and the First Annual Quality of Life Award for Education in the | 32 |
| 48th Ward in 1992; he was a finalist for the Whitman Award in | 33 |
| 1991, and he received a Certificate of Exemplary Performance | 34 |
| for the 1995-1996 school year from the Chicago Public Schools |
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| and the Bridging the GAP Illinois Goal Assessment Program Award | 2 |
| in 1995; in 1994, he was a recipient of the Department of | 3 |
| Safety and Security's School Safety Award, and in 1993, he | 4 |
| received an Academic Achievement Award from the Chicago Public | 5 |
| Schools; he was the recipient of the First Annual Community | 6 |
| School Partnership Award in 1991 given by the Organization of | 7 |
| the Northeast, and on Christmas Day of 2001, he was WGN's | 8 |
| Unsung Hero; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Durkin is the proud father of Maripat Donahue | 10 |
| (Bill Donahue), Kathleen Wiersema (Richard Wiersema), Raleen | 11 |
| Quick (Mark Quick), Eileen Stobart (Reese Stobart), Maureen | 12 |
| Durkin-Moran (Terrance Moran), Patrick Durkin (Emily Durkin), | 13 |
| Michael Durkin, and John Durkin; he is the proud grandfather of | 14 |
| Richard Wiersema, Rodney Wiersema, Reid Wiersema, Kathleen | 15 |
| Wiersema, Reghan Quick, Karrighan Quick, Delaney Quick, and | 16 |
| Erin Durkin; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 |
| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 19 |
| honor Patrick Durkin for his many accomplishments as a father, | 20 |
| husband, principal, teacher, fireman, and friend to many | 21 |
| throughout his life; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 23 |
| presented to Patrick Durkin as an expression of our respect and | 24 |
| esteem.
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