Full Text of HR0930 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Gregory L. Wright | 4 | | on the occasion of his retirement from his position as | 5 | | Superintendent of the Posen-Robbins School District; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Gregory Wright was born in Chicago to Paul and | 7 | | Jeanette Wright; he graduated from Eisenhower High School in | 8 | | Blue Island in 1970; he earned his bachelor's degree from | 9 | | Wisconsin State University in 1975, his Master of Arts in | 10 | | secondary education from Governors State University in 1988, | 11 | | and his Master of Science in Education Administration in 1991, | 12 | | also from Governors State University; he received his | 13 | | certificate of Advanced Study with a Superintendent's | 14 | | endorsement from Loyola University in 1994; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Gregory Wright began his career in 1976 at | 16 | | Eisenhower High School as a physical education/health and | 17 | | history teacher, where he doubled as a coach in football and | 18 | | wrestling from 1976 to 1992; in 1992, he was promoted to | 19 | | Assistant Principal and Athletic Director at Eisenhower High | 20 | | School; in 1994, he worked as Interim Superintendent for Hazel | 21 | | Crest School District 152 1/2 and then as Assistant Principal | 22 | | at the Keller School with the Posen-Robbins School District; | 23 | | and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Gregory Wright married Joann Drake on July 26, | 2 | | 1980 and they had 3 children, David and Terrence in 1981, and | 3 | | Lynnette in 1987; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, In 1995, Gregory Wright founded a successful | 5 | | temporary employment agency; he re-entered the education field | 6 | | in 2001 and became the Superintendent of the Posen-Robbins | 7 | | School District and steered it through a period of continued | 8 | | progress; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Gregory Wright, along with his family, are | 10 | | faithful members of New Faith Baptist Church International in | 11 | | Matteson; he served as a trustee for the Village of Robbins | 12 | | from 1998 to 2007 and on the Posen-Robbins Board of Education | 13 | | for 16 years, 8 of those as Board President; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 15 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 16 | | we congratulate Gregory L. Wright on his retirement as | 17 | | Superintendent of the Posen-Robbins School District, and wish | 18 | | him the best in all his future endeavors; and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to Gregory Wright as an expression of our esteem and | 21 | | respect.
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