Full Text of HR0772 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to honor people who have | 4 | | contributed to the State of Illinois in ways that improve the | 5 | | lives of others; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Phil Jones joined the Logan Square Advisory | 7 | | Council in 1996, after serving as a T-ball coach for his | 8 | | daughter, Amy, and her team; as a result, he became involved in | 9 | | the creation of new park facilities, including the bathrooms | 10 | | and baseball diamonds; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Phil Jones started fundraising for the park | 12 | | district and established a bank account as well; the district | 13 | | started movies in the park, candlelight bowling, T-shirt sales, | 14 | | and anything that would help raise money; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, In 1999, working with then Illinois Senator Lisa | 16 | | Madigan and then Alderman Billy Ocasio, Phil Jones began the | 17 | | renovation of Haas Park; in 2007, with the help of the Logan | 18 | | Square Neighborhood Association, the Trust for Public Lands, | 19 | | and Alderman Manny Flores, he secured land west of Haas Park, | 20 | | which enabled the park to expand; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, In 2008, he represented Haas Park at the World |
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| 1 | | Park's Summit held in downtown Chicago on a panel discussion | 2 | | concerning fundraising; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, To this day, Phil Jones continues to work, helping | 4 | | start a Garden Club, keeping the Park programs going, and | 5 | | working wherever he is needed; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 7 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 8 | | we thank Phil Jones for all his hard work and commitment to | 9 | | Haas Park and the Logan Square area; and be it further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to Phil Jones as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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