Full Text of HR1057 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate William Nelson on the | 4 | | occasion of his retirement after 18 years as the Director of | 5 | | the Rock Island Parks and Recreation Department; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Under the leadership of William Nelson, numerous | 7 | | improvements were made, including the addition of Whitewater | 8 | | Junction Aquatic Park, 2 expansions of the Rock Island Fitness | 9 | | and Activity Center, the creation and operation of Schwiebert | 10 | | Riverfront Park, updates at the Highland Springs and Saukie | 11 | | golf courses, and the addition of Martin Luther King, Jr. Park | 12 | | and Rauch Park; the playgrounds and recreational amenities | 13 | | received welcome attention, including the Quad-Cities' first | 14 | | dog park, the pickleball courts, new tennis courts at Hodge | 15 | | Park, and the cutting-edge electronic playground at Schwiebert | 16 | | Park; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Thanks to William Nelson's commitment to Rock | 18 | | Island, residents have grown accustomed to its parks being a | 19 | | source of great pride to the city, and its recreation | 20 | | facilities have set a standard other communities strive to | 21 | | match; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, William Nelson served on the board and chaired the |
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| 1 | | Quad City Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Bi-State | 2 | | Riverfront Council, where he helped to attract and stage such | 3 | | events as Train Festival 2011 in Rock Island; he is a longtime | 4 | | member of the Quad City Botanical Center Board, where he was a | 5 | | staunch supporter of the Children's Garden expansion; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, William Nelson's retirement will be official in | 7 | | April of 2016; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 9 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 10 | | congratulate William Nelson on his retirement after 18 years as | 11 | | the Director of the Rock Island Parks and Recreation | 12 | | Department, and we wish him the best in all his future | 13 | | endeavors; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to William Nelson as an expression of our esteem and | 16 | | respect.
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