Full Text of HR0114 94th General Assembly
HR0114 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois wish to congratulate Gerald L. Farley on the | 4 |
| occasion of his retirement as mayor of Mount Prospect; and
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| WHEREAS, Gerald "Skip" Farley served the Village of Mount | 6 |
| Prospect for the past 16 years as mayor; during his tenure as | 7 |
| mayor there have been many accomplishments, including building | 8 |
| and occupying a new Village Hall and the renovation of downtown | 9 |
| Mount Prospect; and
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| WHEREAS, Mayor Farley served as President of the Northwest | 11 |
| Municipal Conference in 1997 and also served on its Executive | 12 |
| Committee, Legislative Committee, and Finance Committee, and | 13 |
| was a member of the Cook County Storm Water Management | 14 |
| Commission; he was also a member of the United States | 15 |
| Conference of Mayors; and
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| WHEREAS, Acknowledging the importance of international | 17 |
| friendship, Mayor Farley initiated an exchange with sister city | 18 |
| Savres, France; and
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| WHEREAS, Mayor Farley has continually advocated for | 20 |
| cultural, religious, and racial understanding within the | 21 |
| Village and received the 2002 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. | 22 |
| "Excellence in Leadership" Award; and
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| WHEREAS, Mayor Farley championed a Village-wide flood | 24 |
| control program and initiated a ten-year, multi-million | 25 |
| dollar, local road program to improve the overall condition of | 26 |
| Mount Prospect roads; and
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| WHEREAS, Mayor Farley has been a resident of Mount Prospect | 28 |
| for 32 years and previously served in other capacities in the | 29 |
| community, including on the Village of Mount Prospect Plan |
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| Commission, 1978-1979, and as a Village of Mount Prospect | 2 |
| Trustee, 1979-1980; and
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| WHEREAS, Before coming to Mount Prospect, Mr. Farley served | 4 |
| as Executive Director, American Association of Senior | 5 |
| Physicians, and also served on the Indianaola, Iowa School | 6 |
| Board for six years, two years as president; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Farley served in the U.S. Army from 1953 to | 8 |
| 1955; He is married to Janice and has two children and six | 9 |
| grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 12 |
| we congratulate Mount Prospect Mayor Gerald "Skip" Farley on | 13 |
| the occasion of his retirement and thank him for his dedication | 14 |
| to the citizens of Mount Prospect; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 |
| presented to Gerald L. Farley as a token of our respect and | 17 |
| esteem with best wishes for an enjoyable and fulfilling | 18 |
| retirement.
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