Full Text of HR1380 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Representative Jerry | 4 | | Mitchell on his retirement from the Illinois House; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Jerry Mitchell began serving in the Illinois | 6 | | House in 1995; after he completes his final term, he will have | 7 | | served 9 terms as state representative; he represents the 90th | 8 | | district, which includes all of Lee County and portions of | 9 | | Ogle, Whiteside, and Henry counties; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Jerry Mitchell has been a relentless advocate | 11 | | for schools and education; he has been a champion of charter | 12 | | schools and their expansion in the State; he was the Republican | 13 | | spokesperson for the elementary and secondary education | 14 | | committees for numerous years; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Jerry Mitchell has had a long career in | 16 | | education, serving as a teacher, coach, athletic director, | 17 | | principal, assistant superintendent, and superintendent; he | 18 | | graduated with a bachelor's of science from Eureka College in | 19 | | 1968, and earned a masters' in education administration from | 20 | | Illinois State University in 1974; he received an education | 21 | | specialist degree from Western Illinois University in 1992; he | 22 | | served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1960-1964; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Jerry Mitchell has received numerous awards | 2 | | acknowledging his commitment to the citizens of his district, | 3 | | including the Friends of Agriculture Award from the Illinois | 4 | | Agriculture Association, the Reader's Choice Award for | 5 | | "Favorite Politician" by Sauk Valley Newspaper from 2001-2008, | 6 | | the "Champion of Free Enterprise" by the Illinois Chamber of | 7 | | Commerce in 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, and 2010, and in 2008, he | 8 | | was named Legislator of the Year by the Illinois School | 9 | | Counselors Association; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Jerry Mitchell is married to Jan, and is a | 11 | | father of three, with three grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 14 | | we congratulate Rep. Jerry Mitchell on his retirement from the | 15 | | Illinois House of Representatives and wish him much success in | 16 | | his future endeavors; and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to Rep. Jerry Mitchell as an expression of our | 19 | | respect and esteem.
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