Full Text of HJR0096 096th General Assembly
HJ0096 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois General Assembly wish | 3 |
| to congratulate Dr. James C. Torricelli of Springfield on the | 4 |
| occasion of his 75th birthday; and
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| WHEREAS, The son of Italian immigrants, Dr. Torricelli has | 6 |
| dedicated a lifetime of service to the residents of Illinois; | 7 |
| as Executive Director of New Start, Inc., a not-for-profit | 8 |
| organization in Springfield that provides education and job | 9 |
| training opportunities to the unemployed, dislocated and | 10 |
| displaced workers, underemployed workers, veterans, the | 11 |
| elderly, the handicapped, the economically disadvantaged, | 12 |
| those people on welfare, school dropouts, and others, he has | 13 |
| influenced and impacted thousands of lives and helped so many | 14 |
| find gainful employment; and
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| WHEREAS, New Start, Inc., has grown from a small counseling | 16 |
| and training program for ex-offenders to providing a wide range | 17 |
| of training programs that are targeted for many over the course | 18 |
| of its 34-year history; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Torricelli has a personal educational | 20 |
| philosophy that has led to many years of success in his work; | 21 |
| he believes that all individuals deserve to be treated with | 22 |
| dignity and respect and has worked to offer a wide variety of |
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| non-traditional educational opportunities to meet the unique | 2 |
| educational needs of each student; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Torricelli's work provides individuals with | 4 |
| higher levels of self-confidence, greater employment | 5 |
| opportunities, and the potential for upward mobility within | 6 |
| their employment; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr, Torricelli provides a positive and caring | 8 |
| nature to the staff of New Start as well; he is the first to | 9 |
| celebrate their joys and triumphs, as well as the first person | 10 |
| to offer assistance in times of need; and | 11 |
| WHEREAS, Dr. Torricelli holds a Doctor of Philosophy in | 12 |
| Educational Leadership from Southern Illinois University in | 13 |
| Carbondale, a Master of Arts in Educational Administration from | 14 |
| Northeast Missouri State University, and a Bachelor of Science | 15 |
| in Philosophy, Social Studies, Health, and Physical Education | 16 |
| from Quincy College; he is also the recipient of a Certificate | 17 |
| of Appreciation from the Illinois National Guard; and | 18 |
| WHEREAS, Dr. Torricelli is the proud father of five and the | 19 |
| loving grandfather of many wonderful grandchildren; all of Dr. | 20 |
| Torricelli's children have carried on his ideal of public | 21 |
| service in the State of Illinois; he recently celebrated his | 22 |
| seventy-fifth birthday with his family and friends; therefore, |
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| be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 3 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 4 |
| SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we congratulate Dr. Torricelli | 5 |
| on his 75th birthday, thank him for his years of service to the | 6 |
| people of the State of Illinois, and wish him the best for | 7 |
| years to come; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 |
| presented to Dr. Torricelli as a symbol of our respect and | 10 |
| esteem.
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