Full Text of HR0066 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Linda E. Daley retired on January 1, 2015 after | 3 | | extraordinary service as legislative aide and chief of
staff to | 4 | | Rep. David R. Leitch, beginning in January of 1989; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Linda Daley is recognized throughout Illinois for | 6 | | her exceptional ability to solve difficult
constituent | 7 | | problems, her fundraising prowess, and her legions of friends | 8 | | within the General Assembly,
State agencies, and legislative | 9 | | staff; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Linda Daley has earned the esteem of the Peoria | 11 | | community for her service on the Peoria
District 150 Board of | 12 | | Education from 1986 to 1996; the Peoria Charter School Board | 13 | | from 1996 to 1998; the
Peoria Public Library Board from 2004 to | 14 | | 2013; and currently, the Peoria Riverfront Museum Board of
| 15 | | Trustees from 2013 to present; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Linda Daley was President of the District 150 | 17 | | School Board in 1991 and from 1994 to 1996; she was especially | 18 | | proud
of developing the Valeska Hinton Early Childhood Center, | 19 | | the most innovative early childhood center of
its day; in 1996, | 20 | | the Illinois State Board of Education selected her for the | 21 | | statewide "Those Who Excel"
award of excellence; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Linda Daley, as building committee chair, led a | 2 | | $28 million project to construct a new library
and renovate 4 | 3 | | others, including a Carnegie landmark; the projects were under | 4 | | budget and ahead of
schedule; she was Vice-President from 2010 | 5 | | to 2012 and President from 2012 to 2013 of the Peoria Public | 6 | | Library Board; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Linda Daley's other honors include the "25 Women | 8 | | in Leadership", the 2006 Key Leader award, the YMCA Illini
| 9 | | Cluster in 1998, the "Leading Edge" community leadership award | 10 | | in 1996, and the Charles C. Schlink Good
Government Award in | 11 | | 1995; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Linda Daley graduated from the University of | 13 | | Illinois with a Bachelor of Science in Biology; she was a GED | 14 | | instructor from 1988 to 1989 and taught horticulture at | 15 | | Illinois Central College from 1977 to 1979; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Linda Daley has 3 children, Aaron (Becky), | 17 | | grandson Parker; Adam (Morgan), grandchildren,
Emerson, Grant, | 18 | | and Palmer; and Alison; therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 20 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 21 | | commend Linda E. Daley for her excellent service on behalf of | 22 | | the people of Illinois and wish her a long and happy |
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| 1 | | retirement; and be it further
| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to Linda Daley as an expression of our esteem and | 4 | | respect.
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