Full Text of HR1034 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Roger Bergia, | 4 | | Peoria Heights Public School District #325 Superintendent, on | 5 | | his retirement; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from | 7 | | Eureka College, where he played football and participated in | 8 | | track; he received his Master of Arts degree from Bradley | 9 | | University; he took postgraduate classes at Bradley | 10 | | University, Western Illinois University, and the University of | 11 | | Illinois; while in college, he was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha | 12 | | fraternity and Phi Delta Kappa fraternity; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, He has served 52 years in the Village of Peoria | 14 | | Heights; he attended school in Peoria Heights, and after | 15 | | college, returned to teach and coach for 5 years, and became a | 16 | | school principal in 1965; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, He was later promoted to Assistant | 18 | | Superintendent; in 1974, he was promoted to District | 19 | | Superintendent and has served in that capacity for 38 years; | 20 | | and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, In 1981, he was named the School Administrator of |
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| 1 | | the Year by the Illinois State Board of Education; in 1992, he | 2 | | received the Exemplary Practices Award in Early Childhood | 3 | | Education from the Illinois State Board of Education; in 1993, | 4 | | he received the Business-Education Partnership Award from the | 5 | | Illinois State Board of Education; in 1996, he received the | 6 | | Exemplary Partnership Award in Construction Industry Prep | 7 | | Work-Based Learning from the Illinois State Board of Education; | 8 | | and, in 1981, he received the Outstanding Citizenship Award | 9 | | from the Peoria Heights Chamber of Commerce; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, He was named to Who's Who in American Education in | 11 | | 1992; Who's Who in the Midwest in 1984; Who's Who in America in | 12 | | 1999; and Who's Who in the World in 1997; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, His hard work and dedication to his career have | 14 | | made him respected in Peoria Heights and the surrounding area; | 15 | | and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Superintendent Bergia will retire at the end of | 17 | | the 2012 school year, leaving behind a legacy of wisdom and | 18 | | patience remembered fondly by his many students; he will enjoy | 19 | | his retirement along with his wife, Val; his daughters, Lori, | 20 | | Amy, and Beth; and his grandchildren, Chelsea, Collin, Hanna, | 21 | | and Jake; therefore, be it
| 22 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| 1 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 2 | | we congratulate Roger Bergia on his retirement and wish him the | 3 | | best in his future endeavors; and be it further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to Roger Bergia as a symbol of our respect and | 6 | | esteem.
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