Full Text of HR1376 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois General Assembly wish | 3 | | to honor and congratulate State Representative Angelo "Skip" | 4 | | Saviano on his 20 years of service to the people of Illinois | 5 | | and the 77th Representative District; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Representative "Skip" Saviano was born in Chicago | 7 | | and later moved to Elmwood Park where he was raised and is | 8 | | currently raising his family; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Representative "Skip" Saviano began his career in | 10 | | 1989 when elected as the Leyden Township Supervisor and served | 11 | | for 4 years before being elected to the Illinois General | 12 | | Assembly; he took office in January 1993; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Representative "Skip" Saviano was appointed | 14 | | chairman of the Registration and Regulation Committee in 1995, | 15 | | and was reappointed to this chairmanship in 1997, becoming the | 16 | | first member of a minority caucus to hold the title of chairman | 17 | | in recent history; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Representative "Skip" Saviano was instrumental in | 19 | | many local projects including the Franklin Park Underpass; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, By the Governor's appointment, Representative |
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| 1 | | "Skip" Saviano was appointed to the Guardian and Advocacy | 2 | | Commission in 2007; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, By appointment of the 4 legislator leaders of the | 4 | | Illinois General Assembly, Representative "Skip" Saviano was | 5 | | appointed co-chair of the Joint Committee on Administrative | 6 | | Rules (JCAR) in 2009; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Representative "Skip" Saviano was known to be a | 8 | | staunch advocate for those constituents with special needs, | 9 | | most notably, his accomplishments with protecting the rights of | 10 | | men, women, and children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum | 11 | | Disorder; he was named the AutismOne Legislator of the Year | 12 | | because of his efforts; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Representative "Skip" Saviano was continuously | 14 | | recognized for his work on behalf of the working class and was | 15 | | a known friend to labor organizations; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Representative "Skip" Saviano has been the key | 17 | | negotiator on numerous amounts of key legislation and has | 18 | | consistently worked across the aisle for the betterment of the | 19 | | State of Illinois; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Representative "Skip" Saviano has been awarded | 21 | | hundreds of distinctions and honors including the Illinois |
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| 1 | | Association of Chiefs of Police Legislator of the Year, | 2 | | Associated Fire Fighters of Illinois Legislator of the Year, | 3 | | Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans Joseph Cardinal | 4 | | Bernardin Humanitarian of the Year, and the NEDSRA and People | 5 | | with Disabilities Legislator of the Year; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Representative "Skip" Saviano received the 2012 | 7 | | Golden Horseshoe Lifetime Achievement Award for this complete | 8 | | perseverance and commitment to the People of the State of | 9 | | Illinois; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Representative "Skip" Saviano has always | 11 | | maintained an "open-door" policy and he has always welcomed any | 12 | | constituent to visit his office; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Representative "Skip" Saviano has demonstrated a | 14 | | deep commitment to both his district and constituents, and has | 15 | | earned a reputation as someone who will persistently seek out | 16 | | answers and results; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Representative "Skip" Saviano is an exceptional | 18 | | chef known throughout the entire State and has served as a | 19 | | celebrity chef for many organizations; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Representative "Skip" Saviano has thrown the end | 21 | | of session party for several years to show his appreciation for |
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| 1 | | all of the work and dedication staff puts into the legislative | 2 | | process; therefore, be it | 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 4 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 5 | | Representative "Skip" Saviano has demonstrated a deep | 6 | | commitment to both his district and constituents, and has | 7 | | earned a reputation as someone who will persistently seek out | 8 | | answers and results; and be it further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, Representative "Skip" Saviano will be sorely | 10 | | missed in Springfield and throughout the 77th district, and the | 11 | | Illinois General Assembly wishes him success in his future | 12 | | endeavors; and be it further | 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to Representative Angelo "Skip" Saviano as an | 15 | | expression of our esteem and respect.
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