Full Text of HR0150 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are proud to recognize those citizens who have | 4 | | performed dedicated service to their State and local | 5 | | communities; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Frank A. Pasquale has served as Mayor of the | 7 | | Village of Bellwood since his first election in 2001; he was | 8 | | reelected in 2005, 2009, and 2013; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Pasquale is a four-decade resident of the | 10 | | Village of Bellwood; prior to serving as mayor, he served as a | 11 | | Village Trustee for the growing western suburb, and as a | 12 | | commissioner of the Memorial Park District; he also served as | 13 | | chairman of the former Addison Creek Restoration Commission, a | 14 | | State commission charged with flooding and water management | 15 | | issues for a seven-community area; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Pasquale received a Bachelor of Arts from the | 17 | | University of Illinois, and continued his education at Chicago | 18 | | State University where he earned a master's degree in guidance | 19 | | and counseling; he went on to earn a doctorate in behavioral | 20 | | science from Nova University; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Pasquale began his teaching career at St. |
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| 1 | | Joseph High School in Westchester, there he served as a teacher | 2 | | and director of guidance and counseling; he later became a | 3 | | vocational counselor at Wright College, one of the City | 4 | | Colleges of Chicago, before being named a Dean's Scholar and | 5 | | Honors Business Coordinator and Counselor Chairman of the | 6 | | Faculty Honors Committee; after four decades of service and | 7 | | devotion to education, he was urged to share his time and | 8 | | talents in elective public service; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Pasquale has made open, honest, and | 10 | | transparent government, intergovernmental cooperation, and | 11 | | public/private partnerships the hallmark of his | 12 | | administration; he has had a strategic focus on economic | 13 | | development and capital improvement projects that are driving | 14 | | new residential and retail development; most recently, his | 15 | | leadership lead to the approval of a modern new Metra train | 16 | | station in Bellwood that will be the catalyst for the creation | 17 | | of a new downtown in the Village; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Pasquale has had numerous and far-reaching | 19 | | accomplishments during his tenure which have been well | 20 | | documented by citizens, other municipalities, and the greater | 21 | | metropolitan area; while running for office in 2001, he pledged | 22 | | to pave every alley in the Village, and to facilitate new, | 23 | | brighter lighting; he kept his promise and completed the task | 24 | | on time and within budget; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Pasquale has addressed long-neglected street | 2 | | projects, solving one of the single biggest issues for Village | 3 | | residents; public safety and security have been priorities for | 4 | | the mayor who closely collaborated with and empowered Village | 5 | | police and fire departments to implement initiatives to ensure | 6 | | the highest degree of public safety possible; state-of-the-art | 7 | | wireless surveillance equipment was installed to assist the | 8 | | police, fire, and public works departments to more efficiently | 9 | | respond to and preempt a wide range of public safety issues; | 10 | | citizens were called to action to help make the community a | 11 | | safer place to live, work, and play through their active | 12 | | participation in regular Neighborhood Watch/Community Policing | 13 | | meetings; as a result of these efforts, crime in the Village | 14 | | has dropped for three consecutive years; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Due to his long service as an educator, Dr. | 16 | | Pasquale was prompted to embark on program initiatives that | 17 | | provide Bellwood students with the opportunity to get the best | 18 | | education possible while recognizing the vital role of computer | 19 | | technology; his commitment to closing the so-called, "digital | 20 | | divide", and his belief that literacy in this generation | 21 | | includes the ability to operate a computer and access to the | 22 | | latest technology and the Internet, the Village began an | 23 | | innovative program which offers a $200 rebate to every Bellwood | 24 | | household that purchases a new computer and computer |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Pasquale is active and visible in a host of | 3 | | important regional organizations, agencies, and initiatives; | 4 | | he serves as co-chair of the CREATE Task Force of the | 5 | | Metropolitan Mayors Caucus; chairman of the West Cook Railroad | 6 | | Relocation and Redevelopment Authority; commissioner emeritus | 7 | | of Memorial Park District; and as a member of the boards of the | 8 | | West Central Municipal Conference, Illinois Municipal League, | 9 | | and West Cook Boys & Girls Club; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Pasquale has been honored for his service and | 11 | | commitment to his community; he has received the Italian Civic | 12 | | Pride Award from the Italian American Executives of | 13 | | Transportation; the Leonardo da Vinci Award in Government from | 14 | | the Order Sons of Italy in America; the Municipal Leader of the | 15 | | Year Award presented by the Illinois State Crime Commission; | 16 | | the President's Reception Award from the Triton College | 17 | | Foundation; and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Italian | 18 | | American Political Coalition; and many other honors; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Pasquale and his wife of 45 years, Vivian, | 20 | | raised their son, Frank (Marlene) and daughter, Maria (Jason) | 21 | | in Bellwood; and are now the proud grandparents of Ann, | 22 | | Anthony, Olivia, and Luke; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 2 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 3 | | recognize and honor the service of Dr. Frank A. Pasquale to the | 4 | | people of the Village of Bellwood, and we thank him for his | 5 | | dedication to education, service to his community and the | 6 | | State, and for the active role he has taken in making his | 7 | | community a safe and happy place to live, work, go to school, | 8 | | and raise a family; and be it further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That we congratulate Dr. Pasquale on the occasion | 10 | | of his retirement, and wish him health and happiness in his | 11 | | retirement years; and be it further | 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to Dr. Pasquale as a symbol of our esteem and | 14 | | respect.
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