Full Text of HR1039 097th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Betty Houston on | 4 | | the occasion of her retirement after 44 years of service with | 5 | | the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Betty Houston was hired as the 3rd employee of the | 7 | | Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board in 1968 as a clerk | 8 | | stenographer; she has served in several accounting and | 9 | | executive positions during her time with the Board; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Betty Houston was an instrumental employee with | 11 | | the Board when it developed a standard basic training program | 12 | | for all police officers within the State and has signed off on | 13 | | the certification of over 100,000 officers during her tenure; | 14 | | she has contributed to several major advancements at the Board | 15 | | over the years, including the development of a computerized | 16 | | database of all police officers in the State, as well as | 17 | | Internet-based tactical training programs; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Betty Houston has enjoyed several elements of her | 19 | | job and made numerous friends assisting local government | 20 | | administrations process reimbursement claims, while treating | 21 | | everyone with a balance of personal and professional respect; | 22 | | her coworkers from the office have also become close personal |
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| 1 | | friends, with whom she collaborated to enter several trees in | 2 | | the Memorial Hospital Festival of Trees, winning the Chairman's | 3 | | Award in 2009; she has also competed in the Abe's Amble 10K | 4 | | race, in which she finished with a faster time than the Board's | 5 | | Director in 2010; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Betty Houston plans to enjoy her retirement by | 7 | | spending time with her husband, children, and grandchildren; | 8 | | and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Betty Houston serves as a model of hard work, | 10 | | integrity, teamwork, and dedication to the people of the State | 11 | | of Illinois; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 14 | | we congratulate Betty Huston on the occasion of her retirement, | 15 | | thank her for her service to the citizens and law enforcement | 16 | | of this State, and wish her many happy and healthy retirement | 17 | | years; and be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to Betty Houston as a symbol of our esteem and | 20 | | respect.
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