Full Text of SR0217 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Wilbert "Webb" Eastham is retiring from the | 3 | | Waltonville Community Unit School District #1 Board of | 4 | | Education after serving for 19 years; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Webb Eastham was born in Washington, Pennsylvania | 6 | | to Donna and William Eastham; he graduated from Waltonville | 7 | | High School in 1981, where he was an active member of FFA and a | 8 | | member of the basketball and baseball teams; he attended Rend | 9 | | Lake College, where he played baseball; he married Lori | 10 | | (Morss) Eastham, a Waltonville High School graduate, in | 11 | | December 1985; they have one daughter, Sophie, a Waltonville | 12 | | High School graduate and current student attending the St. | 13 | | Louis College of Pharmacy; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Webb Eastham has held a number of positions while | 15 | | working for Truck Centers, LLC for 35 years; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Webb Eastham has served on many school board | 17 | | committees over the years, including the Policy Committee and | 18 | | the Franklin Jefferson Special Education Committee; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Webb Eastham played an instrumental role in the | 20 | | construction of the Waltonville Community Unit School District | 21 | | #1's outdoor concession facility and pavilion; he donated |
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| 1 | | hundreds of hours to build the interior of the structure, | 2 | | which saved the district thousands of dollars; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Alongside another community member, Webb Eastham | 4 | | established the Spartan Golf Scramble in an effort to raise | 5 | | funds for the purpose of issuing scholarships to Waltonville | 6 | | student athletes; he has spearheaded this successful event for | 7 | | 25 years, which has provided thousands of dollars in | 8 | | scholarships to Waltonville FFA student athletes in pursuit of | 9 | | higher education; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Webb Eastham has always been a strong supporter | 11 | | of Waltonville Spartan athletics; he has served as the coach | 12 | | for several teams, including the boys grade school basketball | 13 | | team, the boys high school golf team, and the boys and girls | 14 | | cross country teams; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Webb Eastham's commitment to Waltonville | 16 | | Community Unit School District #1 and his decades of hard work | 17 | | and dedication to the future generations of Illinois are | 18 | | admirable; he exemplifies what it means to be a Spartan; | 19 | | therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare April 22, | 22 | | 2021 as Webb Eastham Day in the State of Illinois; and be it |
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, That we acknowledge Wilbert "Webb" Eastham's | 3 | | accomplishments and his years of service, and we wish him all | 4 | | the best in retirement; and be it further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to Webb Eastham as an expression of our esteem and | 7 | | respect.
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