Full Text of HR0972 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives wish | 3 | | to congratulate Keith Swartzentruber on his retirement as | 4 | | executive director of the Snyder Village after 34 years of | 5 | | dedicated work and nearly two decades as executive director; | 6 | | and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Keith Swartzentruber was born and raised in | 8 | | Indianapolis by his parents, Melvin and Mary Swartzentruber, | 9 | | with his sisters, Lynette and Sheila; he and his family moved | 10 | | to Illinois in 1976; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Keith Swartzentruber graduated Summa Cum Laude | 12 | | from Illinois State University, where he majored in | 13 | | organizational management and minored in business | 14 | | administration and speech communication; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Keith Swartzentruber began his career at Maple | 16 | | Lawn Homes, where he served in various roles, most notably as | 17 | | assistant administrator; he managed seven community-based | 18 | | senior service programs and was entrusted with evaluating | 19 | | staff performance and hiring; he developed and implemented | 20 | | seven community-based senior service programs and provided | 21 | | seminars and workshops on aging; he also wrote and co-authored | 22 | | successful government grants and foundation proposals; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, In 1988, Keith Swartzentruber was involved in the | 2 | | creation of Snyder Village, a community-based nonprofit | 3 | | facility; he was entrusted with hiring of staff, budgeting, | 4 | | licensure, program development, marketing, sales, resident | 5 | | admissions, fund raising, and community relations; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Under Keith Swartzentruber's leadership, Snyder | 7 | | Village developed into a superior provider of services for | 8 | | seniors and a facility of choice for families in Central | 9 | | Illinois; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Keith Swartzentruber and his wife, Sandy, have | 11 | | three adult children, Tyler, Levi, and Allison, and seven | 12 | | grandchildren, Elijah, Devery, Geordie, Ron, Eliana, Vanek, | 13 | | and Ian; he is an active member of Germantown Hills Baptist | 14 | | Church; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 16 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 17 | | we congratulate Keith Swartzentruber on his retirement as | 18 | | executive director of the Snyder Village and recognize the | 19 | | important achievements and significant contributions he made | 20 | | for so many seniors through his leadership at Snyder Village, | 21 | | making it one of the premier senior nursing home facilities in | 22 | | Illinois; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to Keith Swartzentruber as a symbol of our respect | 3 | | and esteem.
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