Full Text of HR0349 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate our friend, Edward | 4 | | T. Duffy III, on his long career as a staple in the Illinois | 5 | | State Capitol; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Duffy was born on October 23, 1945; his | 7 | | parents are Edward and Dorothy Duffy; he has two siblings, Bill | 8 | | and Patty; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Duffy began his career as a Chicago police | 10 | | officer; he served as an investigator for the intelligence | 11 | | division, specializing in organized crime; he subsequently | 12 | | served as the Chief of the Compliance Office and as the Chief | 13 | | Investigator of the Illinois Dangerous Drugs Commission; he | 14 | | also served as the division's budget administrator; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Duffy was appointed as the Director of the | 16 | | Illinois Department of Drug and Alcohol Abuse (DASA); he was | 17 | | also appointed to serve as Deputy Chief of Staff to Governor | 18 | | Jim Thompson and served as Director of the Illinois Department | 19 | | of Public Aid; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, In 1988, Mr. Duffy left state government and | 21 | | became Vice-President of the Village of Arlington Park; he |
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| 1 | | became President of Arlington Park soon after; in 1993, he | 2 | | joined the National Jockey Club and became the organization's | 3 | | CEO; he subsequently worked at the Sportsman's Park Racetrack | 4 | | and the Chicago Motor Speedway, remaining in that position | 5 | | until 2001; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Duffy formed his own consulting firm, Edward | 7 | | T. Duffy Associates, and was appointed Chairman of the Illinois | 8 | | Community College Board; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Duffy served as a Trustee for the Village of | 10 | | Arlington Heights; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Duffy is one of the most beloved and trusted | 12 | | lobbyists in the Illinois State Capitol and has became known | 13 | | for his chief negotiating skills on tough legislative matters; | 14 | | and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Duffy is known in the Capitol for his | 16 | | knowledge on gaming issues and higher education, among others; | 17 | | he has lobbied for the Illinois Board of Higher Education, the | 18 | | Illinois Community College Board, the Illinois Student | 19 | | Assistance Commission, Hawthorne Racetrack, Casino Queen, and | 20 | | the Illinois Council of Community College Presidents, among | 21 | | many other clients; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, In 2009, Mr. Duffy joined forces in lobbying with | 2 | | Liz Brown-Reeves, with whom he formed a life-long friendship | 3 | | and partnership; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Duffy has continued to make his family the | 5 | | cornerstone of his life; he married his loving wife, Nancy, in | 6 | | 1968; he has five daughters, Colleen Ann (husband, Tim), Meghan | 7 | | Ann (husband, Eric), Kelli Ann, Erin Ann (husband, Brent), and | 8 | | Cara Ann, and six grandchildren, Katelyn Isabella Moulton, | 9 | | Madison Paige Moulton, Braden Duffy Carlson, Bryce Duffy | 10 | | Carlson, Ansley Carlson, and Everleigh Ann Lahman; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Duffy will undoubtedly still be part of the | 12 | | legislative process in Springfield and continue to serve as a | 13 | | source of wisdom and guidance on key legislative issues; | 14 | | therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 16 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 17 | | we congratulate Edward T. Duffy III on a successful career in | 18 | | the Illinois State Capitol and his many contributions to the | 19 | | State of Illinois; and be it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to Edward T. Duffy III as a symbol of his | 22 | | contributions to the State of Illinois.
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