Full Text of HR1301 93rd General Assembly
HR1301 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Dave Clark, Department of Transportation District | 3 |
| 5 Engineer, is retiring after 28 years of dedicated public | 4 |
| service; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born on June 22, 1954, at the | 6 |
| Furstenfeldbruck Air Force Base in Germany; he attended Cuba | 7 |
| High School in Cuba, Illinois, Spoon River College in Canton, | 8 |
| and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in civil | 9 |
| engineering from the University of Illinois in 1977; he | 10 |
| obtained his professional engineering license in 1984; and
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| WHEREAS, Throughout his 28 year career, he spent 26 years | 12 |
| working in District 4 in the areas of Construction and Design | 13 |
| before being promoted to District Engineer for District 5 in | 14 |
| May of 2002; during his career, he served on several Statewide | 15 |
| committees, including as Team Leader for the Department's Total | 16 |
| Quality Management Initiative and as a member of the Warranty | 17 |
| Specification and Guideline Committee; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Clark was recognized for his outstanding work | 19 |
| with the Department; in 1986, he received the Engineer of the | 20 |
| Year Award from District 4; in evaluations, he was recognized | 21 |
| for his positive leadership approach, his proactive approach, | 22 |
| and his "can-do" attitude; and
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| WHEREAS, During his tenure as District Engineer for | 24 |
| District 5, there are several accomplishments of note; in the | 25 |
| area of program development, the District was number one in the | 26 |
| State of Illinois three years in a row in accomplishing its | 27 |
| program, and in 2004, the District accomplished 100% of its | 28 |
| program and in the last two years; in the area of operations, | 29 |
| the District had an excellent snow removal record in 2004, the | 30 |
| Bears football signing, and the farm progress signing; in the | 31 |
| area of project implementation, contract additions were the |
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| lowest in the State for 2001 and 2002, construction and | 2 |
| engineering costs were below State averages on a consistent | 3 |
| basis, and the District has won several contractor of the year | 4 |
| awards; and | 5 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. Clark has been in active in youth football | 6 |
| programs for 19 years in Elmwood and was president of the | 7 |
| Elmwood Association of Commerce from 1988 to 1990; he and his | 8 |
| wife have a son and daughter and all currently reside in the | 9 |
| Charleston area; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 |
| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 12 |
| congratulate Dave Clark on the occasion of his retirement from | 13 |
| the Department of Transportation after 28 years of public | 14 |
| service; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 |
| presented to Dave Clark as an expression of our esteem and with | 17 |
| best wishes for a relaxing retirement.
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