Full Text of HR1282 94th General Assembly
HR1282 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Matthew Coll has been chosen as the West Suburban | 3 |
| Chamber of Commerce and Industry's Youth Employee of the Year; | 4 |
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| WHEREAS, The Youth Employee of the Year Award is given to | 6 |
| an outstanding employee who demonstrates reliability, good | 7 |
| customer service, or the ability to work well with others, go | 8 |
| above and beyond, catch on quickly, rise to the occasion, or | 9 |
| overcome obstacles, or who demonstrates other worthy | 10 |
| characteristics; the award is one of four Pride of the Future | 11 |
| Youth Awards given by the West Suburban Chamber of Commerce and | 12 |
| Industry; and
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| WHEREAS, Matthew has worked as part of the Workforce | 14 |
| Investment Act (WIA) work experience program; he has grown from | 15 |
| someone who struggled to know his own abilities to someone who | 16 |
| now defines how he needs and wants to grow; he overcomes | 17 |
| incredible obstacles on a daily basis that few in our society | 18 |
| neither recognize nor begin to understand; and | 19 |
| WHEREAS, In an effort to gain and build relationships with | 20 |
| others, Matthew takes the time to learn many things, whether | 21 |
| those things interest him specifically or not; he is reliable | 22 |
| and pushes himself into new territory, taking responsibility | 23 |
| for his daily goals; he has become a team player who takes | 24 |
| responsibility for his actions and is a good friend to others; | 25 |
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| WHEREAS, Matthew has learned to adapt to new situations and | 27 |
| has learned to advocate for himself by informing his | 28 |
| supervisors, co-workers, and others of his weaknesses and his | 29 |
| strengths; his ability to move forward daily, regardless of the | 30 |
| barriers he faces, is inspiring; he is the living embodiment of | 31 |
| the phrase "never give up"; and
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| WHEREAS, Matthew's hard work and independence is an asset | 2 |
| to his work team; he has shown self-determination, team spirit, | 3 |
| and initiative by consistently performing his tasks, helping | 4 |
| others when he has completed his own duties, and demonstrating | 5 |
| a willingness to take on new tasks; he has definitely had a | 6 |
| positive impact on the work experience program; and
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| WHEREAS, Matthew has learned that it is okay to ask for | 8 |
| help and to think things through, and that success only comes | 9 |
| after many failures; he has also learned to be more cooperative | 10 |
| with others; maturity is one of his major accomplishments, as | 11 |
| he is better at having conversations, quieter, more mindful of | 12 |
| others, and more respectful of the opinions of others; and | 13 |
| WHEREAS, Matthew is intelligent, inquisitive, generous | 14 |
| with his knowledge, and often manages to get everyone around | 15 |
| him smiling; he is an assistant coach for the Special Olympics | 16 |
| Track and Field for the South East Association for Special | 17 |
| Parks and Recreation (SEASPAR) and has assisted his father in | 18 |
| coaching Special Olympics swimming and cross country skiing; | 19 |
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| WHEREAS, Matthew's interests include paleontology, | 21 |
| designing theme parks, and making science fiction movies; he | 22 |
| enjoys visiting friends on weekends, watching television, | 23 |
| reading books, fishing, and traveling; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 25 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 26 |
| we congratulate Matthew Coll on being chosen as the West | 27 |
| Suburban Chamber of Commerce and Industry's Youth Employee of | 28 |
| the Year and wish him the very best in his future
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| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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| presented to Matthew Coll as an expression of our admiration
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| and esteem.
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