Full Text of HR0178 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Richard Walker, | 4 | | Director of Parks & Recreation, Zion Park District, as he steps | 5 | | down from his position; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Richard Walker has been director for 5 years and | 7 | | worked in the parks & recreation field for over 22 years before | 8 | | becoming director; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, As director, Richard Walker oversaw a budget of | 10 | | more than $2.1 million and supervised more than 70 full and | 11 | | part-time staff members; he developed and implemented | 12 | | marketing strategies for the park district and its facilities, | 13 | | solicited and secured funding support for events and programs, | 14 | | established and articulated the philosophy of the special | 15 | | facilities of the Zion Park District, and helped participate in | 16 | | the "team approach" for the development of Shepherd's Crook | 17 | | Golf Course, the renovation of the Shiloh Park Pool, and the | 18 | | current renovation of the Park District Leisure Center and | 19 | | Senior Center; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Richard Walker developed, implemented, and | 21 | | coordinated a series of extended group tours for selected | 22 | | markets, served as staff liaison to the Save the Rink |
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| 1 | | Committee, prepared and filed all documents for the | 2 | | establishment of the Zion Park District Foundation, and | 3 | | planned, submitted for approval, and conducted all aspects of | 4 | | the annual 4th of July Celebration and the annual Jubilee Days | 5 | | Festival Parade; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Before assuming the duties of director, Richard | 7 | | Walker was the Zion Park District Superintendent of Special | 8 | | Facilities since November 1988; before becoming Superintendent | 9 | | of Special Facilities, he was the Zion Park District Special | 10 | | Events Director from September 1985 to November 1988, the | 11 | | Grayslake Community Park District Director of Parks & | 12 | | Recreation from April 1978 to September 1985, and the Crystal | 13 | | Lake Park District Superintendent of Recreation from June 1976 | 14 | | to March 1978; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Richard Walker received a bachelors of science in | 16 | | park administration from Illinois State University in 1975; he | 17 | | is a member of the Illinois Park & Recreation Association, the | 18 | | National Park & Recreation Association, past president and | 19 | | current executive director of the Jubilee Days Festival | 20 | | Commission, current president and board of directors member for | 21 | | the Special Recreation Services of Northern Lake County, | 22 | | current member and executive board member and past president | 23 | | and vice-president of the Zion Exchange Club, current | 24 | | secretary/treasurer of the Zion Park District Foundation, and a |
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| 1 | | current member and past chair of the Finance Committee and | 2 | | Building Construction Committee for the Shepherd of the Lakes | 3 | | Lutheran Church; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 5 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 6 | | we congratulate Richard Walker, Director of Parks & Recreation, | 7 | | Zion District, as he begins his retirement, thank him for his | 8 | | service to his community, and wish him all the best in his | 9 | | future endeavours; and be it further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to Richard Walker as an expression of our esteem and | 12 | | respect.
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