Full Text of HR0122 97th General Assembly
HR0122 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
| | HR0122 | | LRB097 10955 GRL 51556 r |
|
| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Robert G. Klein for | 4 | | being designated as the 2011 Citizen of the Year by the City of | 5 | | Darien; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Robert Klein married Sylvia Genelle Beatty on | 7 | | December 31, 1964; together, they had two sons,
Robert Jason | 8 | | and Justin Glenn; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Robert Klein attended Elgin Academy from 1950 to | 10 | | 1954 and Knox College in Galesburg from 1954 to 1956; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Robert Klein served his country with pride and | 12 | | distinction as a member of the United States Air Force; after | 13 | | enlisting in 1956, he immediately entered navigator training as | 14 | | an Aviation Cadet; he was subsequently commissioned as a Second | 15 | | Lieutenant Reserve Officer and received his Navigator Wings in | 16 | | 1958; the following year, he entered Electronics | 17 | | Countermeasures School at Biloxi, Mississippi and received his | 18 | | second set of Wings; from 1959 to 1963, he flew as an | 19 | | Electronics Countermeasures Officer on B-52F's at Carswell Air | 20 | | Force Base in Fort Worth, Texas; in 1964, he was promoted to | 21 | | Captain, finished his pilot training, and received his Pilot | 22 | | Wings; in 1965, he was assigned to the 1371st Photo Mapping |
| | | HR0122 | - 2 - | LRB097 10955 GRL 51556 r |
|
| 1 | | Wing, which took him all around the world as an Instructor | 2 | | Pilot Aircraft Commander on Lockheed C-130A aircraft from 1965 | 3 | | to 1968; after promotions to the rank of Regular Officer in | 4 | | 1966 and Major in 1968, he resigned his commission in 1969 to | 5 | | work in the family business, Award Emblem Manufacturing Company | 6 | | in Chicago; that same year, he entered the United States Air | 7 | | Force Reserve and flew RC-130's until 1971 at O'Hare | 8 | | International Airport; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Robert Klein was employed at TWA as a pilot/flight | 10 | | engineer from 1969 to 1976; he has also served as managing | 11 | | director of Award Emblem Manufacturing Company in Chicago since | 12 | | the passing of his father and brother in 1972; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Robert Klein has served as a volunteer with | 14 | | numerous civic and charitable organizations, including | 15 | | Advocate Hinsdale Hospital, the Boy Scouts of America, the | 16 | | Canal Corridor Association, the Carriage Way West Homeowner's | 17 | | Association in Darien, Crime Stoppers of Bolingbrook, the | 18 | | Darien-Woodridge Fire Protection District, the DuPage Fire | 19 | | District Association, the Greater Joliet Area YMCA Board of | 20 | | Directors, the Indian Prairie Public Library in Darien, the | 21 | | IPPL Foundation, the Joliet Junior College Foundation, the | 22 | | Joliet Area Historical Museum, Lewis University in Romeoville, | 23 | | the Northern Illinois Fire Protection Districts
Board of | 24 | | Directors, Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, the |
| | | HR0122 | - 3 - | LRB097 10955 GRL 51556 r |
|
| 1 | | Rotary Club of Darien,
the University of St. Frances in Joliet, | 2 | | the Will County Center for Economic Development,
and the | 3 | | Workforce Investment Board of Will County; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Robert Klein has been the recipient of numerous | 5 | | other awards and accolades, including the
Ora L. Pelton III | 6 | | Award from the Elgin Academy for being an outstanding male | 7 | | graduate; the Outstanding Electronic Warfare Officer award at | 8 | | Carswell Air Force Base in 1963; the Outstanding Mr. Vice Award | 9 | | at Webb Air Force Base in 1965; the De La Salle Award from | 10 | | Lewis University on October 9, 2003 for extraordinary service | 11 | | and leadership in his community; his induction into the Susan | 12 | | H. Wood Hall of Fame on June 12, 2005 for his support and | 13 | | dedication to Joliet Junior College; and recognition as | 14 | | Co-Chair of the March of Dimes Signature Chefs Auction for two | 15 | | years in Bolingbrook on October 25, 2007; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Robert Klein serves as a model of hard work, | 17 | | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | 18 | | Illinois; therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 20 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 21 | | we congratulate Robert G. Klein for being designated as the | 22 | | 2011 Citizen of the Year and wish him continued success and | 23 | | happiness in the future; and be it further
|
| | | HR0122 | - 4 - | LRB097 10955 GRL 51556 r |
|
| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to Robert Klein as a symbol of our esteem and | 3 | | respect.
|
|