Full Text of HR1016 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Sam
Schmitz on the | 4 | | occasion of his retirement this spring after serving as | 5 | | President of Goodwill
Industries of Northern Illinois and the | 6 | | Wisconsin Stateline Area since January 7, 2008; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Goodwill Industries of Northern Illinois is a | 8 | | community-based, not-for-profit
organization whose mission is | 9 | | to create opportunities for individuals with barriers to | 10 | | enhance
their lives; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Goodwill funds job training programs, employment | 12 | | placement services, and other
community-based programs by | 13 | | selling donated clothing and household items in its 11 retail
| 14 | | stores located in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, In 2016, Goodwill Industries of Northern Illinois | 16 | | served 8,153 people; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Sam Schmitz's leadership grew the agency from $4.4 | 18 | | million in revenue in 2008 to $17
million today; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Since taking over, Sam Schmitz expanded a | 20 | | 250-person organization to over 540
employees; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The corporation is estimated to serve 20,000 | 2 | | people in 2018; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Sam Schmitz helped create the Excel Center in | 4 | | Illinois under Public Act 100-514 by
removing the age limit for | 5 | | students to obtain a high school diploma; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Sam Schmitz has also served on the Board of | 7 | | Directors and as Vice-Chairman of the
Council of Executives for | 8 | | Goodwill Industries International; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Sam Schmitz served his community on the Workforce | 10 | | Connection and Access Services
of Northern Illinois, the | 11 | | Rockford Local Development Corporation, Rockford Human and | 12 | | Public
Services Council boards, and as Co-chair of the Process | 13 | | and Analysis Team for Transform
Rockford; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Prior to Goodwill, Sam Schmitz was the Executive | 15 | | Director of the Employers' Coalition
on Health in Rockford for | 16 | | almost 10 years; he spent nearly 20 years with the City of | 17 | | Rockford
as Personnel Director and City Administrator; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Sam Schmitz is a graduate of Western Illinois | 19 | | University's masters program in
geography; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Sam Schmitz is also a dedicated husband and father | 2 | | to his wife, son, and daughter-in-law,
and three grandsons; | 3 | | therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 5 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we, | 6 | | along with his family,
friends, and co-workers, congratulate | 7 | | Sam Schmitz on the occasion of his retirement, and thank
him | 8 | | for his years of dedicated public service to Goodwill | 9 | | Industries of Northern Illinois and the
State of Illinois; and | 10 | | be it further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to Sam Schmitz as an
expression of our utmost esteem | 13 | | and respect.
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