Full Text of HR1431 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to honor David Owen for his many | 4 | | accomplishments as Mayor of the Village of South Chicago | 5 | | Heights; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, David Owen was born on April 15, 1940, to Oral and | 7 | | Irene Owen; he married June Owen on June 23, 1961 and has | 8 | | resided in South Chicago Heights for 53 years; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, David Owen attended Ledford Elementary School, | 10 | | graduated from Harrisburg High School and Prairie State | 11 | | College, and was honorably discharged from the United States | 12 | | Army; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, David Owen and his wife are the proud parents of | 14 | | April, Scott, Erika, and Yvette, and the devoted grandparents | 15 | | of Allison, Charles, Benjamin, Katelyn, Micah, Lucas, and | 16 | | Dominic; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, David Owen retired after 30 years of service from | 18 | | National Chemsearch, four years of service with the Village of | 19 | | Brookfield, and 42 years of service with the Village of South | 20 | | Chicago Heights; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, David Owen began his political career by serving | 2 | | on the Bloom Township Youth Committee Advisory Board from 1973 | 3 | | to 1979; on January 6, 1975, he was appointed to serve as a | 4 | | South Chicago Heights Trustee to fill an unexpired term; after | 5 | | serving as a Trustee for 14 years, he ran for Mayor and was | 6 | | elected on April 4, 1989; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, David Owen served as the 12th Village President | 8 | | and was elected to an unprecedented seven terms as Village | 9 | | President; under his guidance, many committees and programs | 10 | | were formed to enhance the standard of living of the residents | 11 | | of South Chicago Heights, including the construction of the | 12 | | Public Safety Center, the Veterans Memorial Mound, and the | 13 | | Senior Center Pavilion, the connection of the Village to a Lake | 14 | | Michigan water supply, and the establishment of the Courtesy | 15 | | Car Program for Seniors; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, In 1991, David Owen was named a member of "Who's | 17 | | Who in Local Government"; he was voted "Best Mayor" for two | 18 | | consecutive years; he was also the recipient of the 2008 | 19 | | Excellence in Government Award from the Illinois Crime | 20 | | Commission; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, In 1997, David Owen was appointed to serve as the | 22 | | Vice President of the Illinois Municipal League; he served as | 23 | | president of the South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association |
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| 1 | | and on the Executive Council of the Mayors of the Chicago Area | 2 | | Transportation Study; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, In September 2013, the South Chicago Heights | 4 | | Village Board voted unanimously to rename the Village Hall the | 5 | | "David L. Owen Municipal Building" in honor of his service; on | 6 | | September 6, 2016, he celebrated the dedication of the new | 7 | | Public Safety Center; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, David Owen will retire from public office on | 9 | | October 3, 2016; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 12 | | designate September 30, 2016 as "David L. Owen Day" in the | 13 | | State of Illinois in honor of David Owen in recognition of his | 14 | | dedicated service; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to David Owen as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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