Full Text of HR0763 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Johnnie Lane on the | 4 | | occasion of her retirement after 41 years of service to her | 5 | | community; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Johnnie Lane and her husband, Aubrey Lane Jr., | 7 | | settled their family in the village of Phoenix in early 1960; | 8 | | and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Johnnie Lane began her service to Phoenix when she | 10 | | was appointed Acting Clerk from 1971 to 1973; she then began | 11 | | working for School District 151; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, In 1981, Johnnie Lane was elected Phoenix Village | 13 | | Clerk, where she has remained for 38 consecutive year until her | 14 | | decision to retire; her tenure has spanned over 30 trustees
and | 15 | | four mayors; over her 41 years of service to the village, she | 16 | | has been a part of the new construction of numerous public | 17 | | buildings, including the William Hawkins Multi-Purpose Center, | 18 | | the fire station, the police station, the village hall, the | 19 | | public works building, the Barack Obama Learning Center, and | 20 | | the Kirklin Storage Shed; she has also witnessed the building | 21 | | and remodeling of the Gibson's Citgo gas station, the Pershing | 22 | | Broome Park and Pavilion, the strip mall, the St. Andrew Manor |
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| 1 | | Senior Living Center, the expansion of Coolidge Middle School, | 2 | | and multiple community parks and playgrounds, including her | 3 | | favorite, the Johnnie M. Lane Park & Playground; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Johnnie Lane has served Phoenix in many other | 5 | | areas, including with the Ladies Auxiliary, I-Watch, the Golden | 6 | | Agers Club of Phoenix, Club 22, and the Phoenix Fest Committee | 7 | | for its entire 25-year run; she has worked with the South | 8 | | Suburban United Way, the Southwest Municipal Clerks | 9 | | Association, Rainbow Push, the NAACP, and the original Black | 10 | | Elected Officials; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Among the recognitions and awards that Johnnie | 12 | | Lane has received is the 2019 Women of Honor Award for her | 13 | | dedication and commitment to her community; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Johnnie Lane is a member of Daniel Chapel A.M.E. | 15 | | Zion Church in Phoenix, where she has served as a Class Leader, | 16 | | Stewardess, and Usher Board member; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Johnnie Lane is a wife, mother, grandmother of 10, | 18 | | and great-grandmother of five; therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 20 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 21 | | we congratulate Johnnie Lane on her retirement after 41 years |
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| 1 | | of service to her community, and we wish her the best in all | 2 | | her future endeavors; and be it further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to Johnnie Lane as a symbol of our respect and | 5 | | esteem.
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