Full Text of HR1318 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to honor Derrick Nathan Burgess for his | 4 | | many years of public service on behalf of the citizens of Sauk | 5 | | Village; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Derrick Burgess moved to Sauk Village in 1982; he | 7 | | and his loving wife, Juanita, have been married for over 42 | 8 | | years and have four children, Derrick, Arleta, Steven, and | 9 | | Erika; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Derrick Burgess has been involved in his community | 11 | | and hometown of Sauk Village in many capacities; he served as | 12 | | Vice President of the St. James Catholic School Board of | 13 | | Trustees and as Chairman of the Finance Committee for the | 14 | | School in Sauk Village; he was a founding member of the Deer | 15 | | Creek Homeowners Association and helped form the Men's Club in | 16 | | Sauk Village; he also served the children of Sauk Village by | 17 | | serving as a volunteer for the Sauk Village Parks and | 18 | | Recreation Committee and served as a Commissioner for the Sauk | 19 | | Village Zoning Board of Appeals; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Derrick Burgess was appointed to the unexpired | 21 | | term of Sauk Village Village Trustee Rita Kueny by former Mayor | 22 | | Roger G. Peckham on June 13, 2006; his appointment made him the |
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| 1 | | first African-American man to serve as a Village Trustee in the | 2 | | 49-year history of the Village; he was re-elected to his | 3 | | position in 2007, 2011, and 2015; he was re-elected to a | 4 | | historic third consecutive term as Village Trustee in April of | 5 | | 2015, a feat which has only been matched by a select few in | 6 | | Sauk Village; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, From 2006 to 2009, Derrick Burgess served as | 8 | | chairman of the Sauk Village Parks and Recreation Committee, | 9 | | where the Village enjoyed many time-honored traditions and | 10 | | programs for the youth of Sauk Village; he served as Treasurer | 11 | | of the Sauk Village Fiftieth Anniversary Committee in 2007; he | 12 | | served as Chairman of the Sauk Village Economic Development | 13 | | Committee from 2009 to 2013, during which time the Village was | 14 | | successful in securing Winpak at the Sauk Village | 15 | | LogistiCenter; he served as Chairman of the first Sauk Village | 16 | | Intergovernmental Relations Committee from 2013 to 2015, | 17 | | leading off a new venture to bring about intergovernmental | 18 | | cooperation; he also began a monthly Town Hall Meeting for the | 19 | | residents of the Village in June of 2013; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Derrick Burgess will be honored with a celebration | 21 | | of his many achievements at an event at the Trustee Burgess | 22 | | Town Hall Meeting on June 15, 2016; therefore, be it
| 23 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| 1 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 2 | | honor Derrick Nathan Burgess for his many years of public | 3 | | service on behalf of the citizens of Sauk Village and wish him | 4 | | continued success and happiness in the future; and be it | 5 | | further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to Derrick Burgess as a symbol of our esteem and | 8 | | respect.
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