Full Text of HR1307 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate John W. Wilson on the | 4 | | occasion of his retirement as Director of the Lan-Oak Park | 5 | | District; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, John Wilson's very first job was as a golf caddie | 7 | | at Danville Country Club at the age of ten; he thoroughly | 8 | | enjoyed the parks and recreation field at an early age; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, John Wilson attended Illinois State University, | 10 | | majoring in Recreation and Park Administration; soon after | 11 | | graduation, he took a job as a Recreation Planner at the | 12 | | Danville Park District; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, John Wilson was employed as Director of Parks and | 14 | | Recreation at Chicago Ridge Park District and Grayslake Park | 15 | | District; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, During John Wilson's tenure, he received the | 17 | | President's Award in 1985 while at Chicago Ridge; he also | 18 | | initiated Grayslake's first ever park development program; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, John Wilson continued his work until he was called | 20 | | to serve as Superintendent of the LaGrange Park District for |
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| 1 | | two years; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, John Wilson was one of the founding fathers of the | 3 | | Southwest Special Recreation Association; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, During his parks and recreation career, John | 5 | | Wilson received grants for more than $26 million in park | 6 | | improvements; he was also awarded DePaul University's Chaddick | 7 | | Institute Award for Metropolitan Development; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, John Wilson ended his career with 17 years as | 9 | | Director of Parks and Recreation at Lan-Oak Park District in | 10 | | Lansing; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, While serving as Director of Parks and Recreation | 12 | | at Lan-Oak Park District, John Wilson renovated the Eisenhower | 13 | | Recreation and Fitness Center and spearheaded the Pennsey | 14 | | Greenway bike path running from Calumet City to Indiana; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, John Wilson negotiated land donations from | 16 | | developers exceeding $6 million for new parks and acquisition | 17 | | of a private swimming pool funding by the Illinois Build | 18 | | Program; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, John Wilson is an active member of the Illinois | 20 | | Parks and Recreation Foundation Board, the South Suburban Park |
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| 1 | | and Recreation Professional Association, the Save a Life | 2 | | Foundation, the PADS Homeless Shelter, the Parks and Recreation | 3 | | Advisory Commission, the Chicago Southland Convention and | 4 | | Visitors Bureau's Sports Commission, and many others; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, John Wilson retired from public service in April | 6 | | of 2016 after more than 30 years of service; therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 8 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 9 | | congratulate Director John W. Wilson on the occasion of his | 10 | | retirement and thank him for his years of dedication and | 11 | | service to the communities he has helped throughout his career; | 12 | | and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be presented to | 14 | | the John Wilson as a token of our respect.
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