Full Text of HR0928 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Bruce Clark on the
| 4 | | occasion of his retirement as Kankakee County Clerk after 32 | 5 | | years of service; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Bruce Clark was first elected to the Office of | 7 | | Kankakee County Clerk in 1985; he went on to
win eight | 8 | | consecutive elections, becoming the longest-serving county | 9 | | clerk in Illinois; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Throughout Bruce Clark's tenure, he and his staff | 11 | | have administered over 55 elections in his
jurisdiction and | 12 | | participated in the observation, assistance, and supervision | 13 | | of elections in eight
counties; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, In 2014, Bruce Clark was recognized for promoting | 15 | | voting assistance for people with
disabilities by the Options | 16 | | Center for Independent Living; in 2015, he received the | 17 | | Illinois Association of
County Clerks and Recorders Award and | 18 | | was named the Illinois County Official of the Year by the | 19 | | Illinois
Association of County Officials; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Bruce Clark's accomplishments and abilities have | 21 | | been recognized internationally; in 2015, he
received the First |
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| 1 | | Time Voter Project Award from the International Center for | 2 | | Parliamentary Studies; he has served as an election observer | 3 | | throughout Eastern Europe with the Organization for Security
| 4 | | and Co-operation in Europe; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Bruce Clark is heavily involved in community | 6 | | service with organizations such as the Kiwanis Club,
St. Paul's | 7 | | Lutheran Church and School, the United Way, the Salvation Army, | 8 | | the Helen Wheeler Center, and the
American Cancer Society; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Bruce Clark received his degree in political | 10 | | science from the University of Kentucky; he
resides with his | 11 | | wife in Bourbonnais and together they have three children; | 12 | | therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 14 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 15 | | congratulate Bruce Clark on his decades of service to the | 16 | | people of Kankakee
County, the State of Illinois, and beyond, | 17 | | and we admire his constant drive to serve his community and
| 18 | | ensure the integrity of elections; and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to Bruce Clark as a symbol of our respect
and esteem.
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