Full Text of SR1067 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, State Senator Larry Bomke has represented the | 3 | | citizens of the 50th district with distinction
in the General | 4 | | Assembly for 18 years; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Senator Bomke has served with honor in the | 6 | | Illinois Senate since 1995; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Senator Bomke's priorities have always been those | 8 | | of the people he
represents; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Senator Bomke was instrumental in the creation and | 10 | | growth of the Springfield Medical
District; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Senator Bomke has supported laws protecting the | 12 | | citizens of Illinois,
including legislation that cracks down on | 13 | | sex offenders and protects the rights of victims
of sex crimes; | 14 | | and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Senator Bomke has most recently served as | 16 | | Republican Spokesman for the Senate
Transportation Committee, | 17 | | helping to guide public policy that impacted transportation by
| 18 | | road, rail, waterway, and air; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Senator Bomke has worked to honor Illinois' |
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| 1 | | Veterans and their families
through his sponsorship of | 2 | | legislation to create license plates that recognize family
| 3 | | members killed in the line of duty; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Senator Bomke has always recognized the need to | 5 | | balance the best interests of the public
and the conflicting | 6 | | views of all parties, and has always been willing to reach | 7 | | across the
aisle to find common ground to enhance the lives of | 8 | | the people of Illinois; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Senator Bomke once appeared on the national news | 10 | | program Hannity and
Colmes; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Senator Bomke was voted "Best Politician" by the | 12 | | readers of the State Journal-Register
from 2008 through 2011; | 13 | | and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Senator Bomke was chosen "Best Legislator" in the | 15 | | Illinois Times "Best of
Springfield" awards 2004-2012; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Senator Bomke has always made time to hear the | 17 | | concerns and questions of any
constituent who walked through | 18 | | his door; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Senator Bomke was once featured on the Paul Harvey | 20 | | show for mowing an
elderly constituent's lawn; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Senator Bomke is a member of Westminster | 2 | | Presbyterian Church; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Senator Bomke and his wife, Sally Jo, have been | 4 | | married for over 30 years, and are the
proud parents of 2 | 5 | | children, Natalie and Wulf; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, In his 18 years as a lawmaker, Senator Bomke has | 7 | | represented his constituents
with determination and class, | 8 | | earning the respect and admiration of his colleagues on
both | 9 | | sides of the aisle; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 11 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Senator | 12 | | Bomke on his retirement
from the Illinois General Assembly | 13 | | after 18 years of honorable service; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this and resolution be | 15 | | presented to Senator Bomke with our friendship, our gratitude | 16 | | for his hard work, and our best wishes for his
future | 17 | | endeavors.
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