Full Text of HR1055 97th General Assembly
HR1055 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 James Casey on the | 4 | | occasion of his retirement as Director of the Oak Lawn Public | 5 | | Library; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, James Casey earned his Ph.D. in librarianship from | 7 | | Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, James Casey began his career at the Oak Lawn | 9 | | Public Library on March 1, 1992; prior to his tenure at the Oak | 10 | | Lawn Public Library, he served as head librarian at the Ohio | 11 | | Historical Society, head reference librarian at Western | 12 | | Reserve Historical Society, an assistant reference librarian | 13 | | at Cleveland Public Library, and Director of the Pickaway | 14 | | County District Public Library in Circleville, Ohio; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, During his tenure at the Oak Lawn Public Library, | 16 | | James Casey has been instrumental in numerous improvements to | 17 | | the library, including the initiation of the Employee Position | 18 | | Reclassification Project, the formulation and implementation | 19 | | of the library's Long Range Plan, several significant | 20 | | construction and revenue-generation projects, the development | 21 | | of the library's Computer Center, Art Gallery, and Local | 22 | | History Unit, the installation and development of the library's |
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| 1 | | network and webpage, and the procurement of grants from DCEO | 2 | | for the Space Planning Project in 2006 and for the Youth | 3 | | Service Department and the Remodeling of the Meeting Room | 4 | | Washrooms in 2010; he also planned and participated in meetings | 5 | | between local state legislators, library administrators, the | 6 | | Community Library Foundation Board and chamber of commerce | 7 | | members and maintained positive relationships with the Library | 8 | | Board, the Friends of the Library, and the Village of Oak Lawn; | 9 | | and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, A retirement reception will be held in honor of | 11 | | James Casey and his work on June 15, 2012 from 2 - 4 P.M. at the | 12 | | Oak Lawn Public Library; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, James Casey serves as a model of hard work, | 14 | | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | 15 | | Illinois; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 17 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 18 | | we congratulate James Casey on the occasion of his retirement | 19 | | and wish him many happy and healthy retirement years; and be it | 20 | | further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 22 | | presented to James Casey as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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