Full Text of HR0369 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, It has come to the attention of the Illinois House | 3 | | of Representatives that distinguished lobbyist Richard "Dick" | 4 | | Lockhart has recently
announced that he will be retiring at the | 5 | | end of this session after 59 years as a registered lobbyist; | 6 | | and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Richard Lockhart was born in Lima, Ohio on January | 8 | | 20, 1924; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Richard Lockhart enlisted in the United States | 10 | | Army in 1943; during his time in the service he was held
as a | 11 | | prisoner of war in 1945, and as a result of his bravery and | 12 | | selflessness, he was awarded the Bronze Star and
the Combat | 13 | | Infantryman Badge; he was honorably discharged from service on | 14 | | December 12, 1945; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Richard Lockhart returned to Chicago and | 16 | | continued his education at Northwestern University
Evening | 17 | | School in 1946; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Richard Lockhart married Dorothy Phelps in 1948 | 19 | | and together they raised two children,
Lisa and David; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Richard Lockhart pursued a career focused on |
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| 1 | | politics, forming a lobbying and consulting firm,
Social | 2 | | Engineering Associates in 1958; he published a nonpartisan | 3 | | newsletter, "The Illinois Political Reporter" beginning in | 4 | | 1961 until 1986; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Richard Lockhart was named as one of the "10 Best | 6 | | Lobbyists in Illinois" by the Chicago Sun-Times; he served as a | 7 | | special consultant to the President of the Constitutional | 8 | | Convention in 1970, as
speaker of the Illinois Third House in | 9 | | 1981, and in 2004, he was the recipient of the Illinois Third | 10 | | House
Lifetime Achievement Award; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Richard Lockhart has authored numerous works, | 12 | | including, "The Legislative Process and the Pursuit of Virtue", | 13 | | "Words Wise and
Otherwise", and "Lockhart Logic", as well as | 14 | | compiling a World War II memoir in which he eagerly
shares his | 15 | | vast knowledge with friends and strangers alike; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Richard Lockhart has, throughout his lifetime, | 17 | | given generously to support the United States Holocaust
| 18 | | Memorial Museum, the Illinois State Library, and the Allen | 19 | | County Public Library in Ft. Wayne, Indiana; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Richard Lockhart has admirably served numerous | 21 | | clients over his career including: the Illinois Credit Union | 22 | | League, the Illinois Mental Health Association, the Illinois |
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| 1 | | School Psychologists Association, the Condominium Association | 2 | | of Chicago, the Retired Chicago Teachers Association, the State | 3 | | University Annuitants Association, and many other groups; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Upon retirement, Richard Lockhart plans to write a | 5 | | civics guide on lobbying and the legislative process; | 6 | | therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 8 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 9 | | hereby extend our best wishes to Richard "Dick" Lockhart on the | 10 | | occasion of his retirement and commend him for his years of | 11 | | dedication to the people of the State of Illinois; and be it | 12 | | further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to Richard Lockhart as an expression of our
esteem | 15 | | and respect.
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