Full Text of SR0238 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to | 3 | | congratulate Dave Marsh on his retirement from full-time | 4 | | employment as Illinois State Dental Society Director of | 5 | | Governmental Relations and to commend him for his commitment | 6 | | to improving oral healthcare for the residents of Illinois; | 7 | | and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Dave Marsh is a Springfield native who graduated | 9 | | from Springfield High School, attended Lincoln Land Community | 10 | | College, and later went to Sangamon State University; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Dave Marsh furthered his education by earning a | 12 | | master's degree in legal studies from then Sangamon State | 13 | | University; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Dave Marsh served in the U.S. Marine Corps; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Dave Marsh worked for various agencies in | 16 | | Illinois government for 15 years under Governor Jim Thompson's | 17 | | administration; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Dave Marsh also worked as an appropriation | 19 | | staffer for the Senate Republican Staff; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Dave Marsh was a legislative liaison for the | 2 | | former Department of Commerce and Community Affairs, where he | 3 | | enjoyed working with both sides of the aisle in both chambers; | 4 | | and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Through that experience, Dave Marsh landed a job | 6 | | with the Illinois State Dental Society, where he has been | 7 | | employed as the Director of Governmental Relations for over 32 | 8 | | years; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, During his tenure, Dave Marsh has worked in a | 10 | | bipartisan manner to advocate for the passage of over 200 | 11 | | pieces of legislation designed to improve dental care in | 12 | | Illinois; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Dave Marsh's greatest legislative accomplishments | 14 | | have included obtaining insurance coverage for cleft/lip | 15 | | palate surgery for children, obtaining better Medicaid | 16 | | coverage for preventative services for adults, and ensuring | 17 | | that dental care continues to be a crucial component of the | 18 | | State's Medicaid budget; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Dave Marsh is the longest tenured Governmental | 20 | | Affairs Director of any state dental association; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Dave Marsh looks forward to having more time to |
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| 1 | | play golf and pickleball; therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 3 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Dave | 4 | | Marsh on his retirement from full-time employment as Illinois | 5 | | State Dental Society Director of Governmental Relations and | 6 | | commend him on his many years of service on behalf of dentists | 7 | | in the State of Illinois; and be it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to Dave Marsh as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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