Full Text of HR0205 96th General Assembly
HR0205 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate Willie Van of | 4 |
| Springfield on his retirement from the Sangamon County Juvenile | 5 |
| Center; and
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| WHEREAS, Willie Van is a Springfield native who attended | 7 |
| Southeast High School and graduated in May of 1969; Willie | 8 |
| earned an athletic scholarship to Augustana College and | 9 |
| completed his four years at Augustana, receiving a B.A. degree | 10 |
| in Sociology in May of 1973; while at Augustana, Willie | 11 |
| participated in football, and in October of 2003 was inducted | 12 |
| into the Augustana Sports Hall of Fame; and
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| WHEREAS, During his time at Augustana he won awards as | 14 |
| Co-Most Valuable Freshman, CCIW All-Conference Team in 1971 and | 15 |
| 1972, and he was the first African-American to receive the NAIA | 16 |
| All-American Team award in 1971 and 1972; he was the senior | 17 |
| year team captain, and was also named to the All-Lutheran Team | 18 |
| 1971 and 1972; and
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| WHEREAS, After graduation, he began working at a Boys Home | 20 |
| in Rockford, called Rosecrance; from then on, Willie continued | 21 |
| to work in the social service field by working at many more | 22 |
| social service agencies; he will conclude his work at Sangamon |
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| County Juvenile Center as a Treatment Specialist effective | 2 |
| March 31, 2009; and
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| WHEREAS, Willie began his employment with the Sangamon | 4 |
| County Juvenile Center on March 12, 2001 and has worked | 5 |
| tirelessly; his responsibilities as Treatment Specialist | 6 |
| include securing care, guidance, and discipline for each minor | 7 |
| as close as the care that would normally be given by his or her | 8 |
| parents; Willie's charge has been the safety, emotional, | 9 |
| mental, and physical welfare of minors, as well as | 10 |
| strengthening the minor's family ties whenever possible; and | 11 |
| WHEREAS, Willie has strived to deliver the highest quality | 12 |
| of services to youth at risk, and despite the challenges that | 13 |
| frequently present themselves, he has consistently performed | 14 |
| to the very best of his ability and has remained optimistic by | 15 |
| always being willing to see a worthwhile attribute in a young | 16 |
| person or situation despite how buried it may be; during his | 17 |
| eight years at the Center, he has been committed to the lives | 18 |
| of youth at risk by being honest, compassionate, and fair | 19 |
| toward the juveniles in his care; and
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| WHEREAS, Willie's favorite things to do are watching | 21 |
| sporting events, exploring history and historical places, | 22 |
| traveling to different places, cooking, exercising, and | 23 |
| listening to music; his favorite color is blue; he is married |
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| to Bobbie, and they have three children, Tracie, Willie, and | 2 |
| Corie, as well as several grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 4 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 5 |
| congratulate Willie Van and wish him the best in his future | 6 |
| endeavors; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 |
| presented to Willie Van as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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