Full Text of HR0782 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 John T. Hooker on | 4 | | his retirement from ComEd; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, He is the Executive Vice President of Legislative | 6 | | and External Affairs,
and is responsible for managing State | 7 | | legislative initiatives, as well as
developing and maintaining | 8 | | strategic relationships with key State
stakeholders and large | 9 | | customers; he also oversees the functions of
Real Estate and | 10 | | Facilities and Economic Development; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Prior to his appointment as executive vice | 12 | | president, he served as
senior vice president of Legislative & | 13 | | Governmental Affairs and was responsible for managing
ComEd's | 14 | | relationships with the Chicago City Council, the Illinois | 15 | | General Assembly, and other State
agencies; previous to that | 16 | | position, he served as senior vice president of Legislative & | 17 | | External Affairs for
ComEd; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, At the same time he served as vice president, | 19 | | Property Management, Exelon Energy
Delivery, with | 20 | | responsibility for facilities, real estate, and claims at both | 21 | | ComEd and Philadelphia-based
sister company PECO Energy; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, He has served in numerous ComEd departments for 44 | 2 | | years, holding management positions in
industrial relations, | 3 | | marketing, governmental, and regulatory affairs; his expertise | 4 | | was instrumental to
the passage of Illinois' Customer Choice | 5 | | Law of 1997; he is a founding member of the Exelon African | 6 | | American Members' Association (EAAMA); founded in 1990, the | 7 | | organization focuses on building members' individual growth | 8 | | opportunities within
the company; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, He serves on the board of directors of the Chicago | 10 | | State University Foundation; the Peoples Consumer Cooperative; | 11 | | the Safer Foundation;
Junior Achievement; and The
African | 12 | | American Legacy Initiative; he is a member of the American | 13 | | Association of Black in Energy, an organization devoted to
| 14 | | increasing the number of blacks and other minorities in | 15 | | energy-related fields; he also is a member of
Chicago State | 16 | | University's Business Hall of Fame committee, and is involved | 17 | | with the Chicago Public
Schools Youth Motivation Program; | 18 | | therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 20 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 21 | | we congratulate John T. Hooker on his retirement and wish him | 22 | | the best in his future endeavors; and be it further
| 23 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to John T. Hooker as a symbol of our respect and | 2 | | esteem.
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