Full Text of HR0324 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to recognize milestone
events in | 4 | | the lives of Illinois leaders; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Peoria City | 6 | | Councilman At-Large Eric Turner is retiring after
24 years of | 7 | | elected municipal service to the City of Peoria; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Councilman Turner is a proud Peoria native, | 9 | | growing up in the Warner Homes on the south
side of Peoria and | 10 | | attending high school at the historic Spalding Institute; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Councilman Turner is an U.S. Army veteran, having | 12 | | served in Vietnam in 1966 and 1967; he remains active in Peoria | 13 | | veteran's affairs activities and leads the coordination of
| 14 | | Peoria's annual Memorial Day celebration at the Gateway | 15 | | Building on the Peoria Riverfront; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Councilman Turner received a bachelor's degree in | 17 | | management from the University of Illinois in 1982 and a | 18 | | master's degree in marketing from DePaul University in 1986; | 19 | | and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Councilman Turner began his professional career |
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| 1 | | at Caterpillar in 1968, where he worked in
both the marketing | 2 | | and human resource departments; his most notable role was as | 3 | | marketing
manager, where he was praised for his strategic and | 4 | | problem-solving abilities; he retired from
Caterpillar in 2010 | 5 | | after 41 years of service; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Councilman Turner was first elected as an At-Large | 7 | | Peoria City Councilman in 1995 and was
re-elected for five | 8 | | additional terms; as councilman, he demonstrated excellent | 9 | | leadership abilities
and a strong passion for the improvement | 10 | | and growth of Peoria; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Councilman Turner attended the annual Regional | 12 | | Neighborhood Network Conference with a
delegation of Peoria | 13 | | neighborhood leaders, and he played the leading role in hosting | 14 | | the 2014 RNNC event
in Peoria; his neighborhood dedication has | 15 | | been commemorated with a City of Peoria neighborhood
award | 16 | | named in his honor; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Councilman Turner helped launched the East Bluff | 18 | | Rebound basketball program in 2009, where
he served as referee, | 19 | | scorekeeper, and chief motivator for young adults in East | 20 | | Bluff; his leadership
skills and dedication helped to create | 21 | | the East Bluff Community Center at Saint Bernard's School; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Councilman Turner has held monthly early-morning |
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| 1 | | breakfast chats with neighborhood
leaders in room 112 at City | 2 | | Hall, and he is respected by volunteers and neighborhood | 3 | | organizers
throughout Peoria; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Councilman Turner has served as deputy mayor, | 5 | | Peoria Liquor Commissioner, and council
liaison to numerous | 6 | | civic organizations; he is the most tenured member on the City
| 7 | | Council and has been firmly committed to his constituents; he | 8 | | has dedicated his public service career to the protection of | 9 | | neighborhoods and the promotion of
economic development; | 10 | | therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 12 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 13 | | we commend Eric Turner for 24 years of public service on the | 14 | | Peoria City Council and offer best
wishes for a well-deserved | 15 | | retirement; and be it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to Councilman Turner as a symbol of our respect and | 18 | | esteem.
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