Full Text of HR0206 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Linda Jackson on | 4 | | the occasion of her 20 years of dedicated service on the | 5 | | Glendale Heights Village Board, of which 10 years served as the | 6 | | Glendale Heights Village President; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Linda Jackson has been a resident of Glendale | 8 | | Heights for 37 years; she was elected to serve as a trustee on | 9 | | the Glendale Heights Village Board in 1991; she was re-elected | 10 | | to the position in 1995 and 1999; in 2001, she was elected to | 11 | | the position of Village President, with subsequent re-election | 12 | | bids in 2005 and 2009; she is the longest serving public | 13 | | official on the Glendale Heights Village Board and the longest | 14 | | serving Village President in Glendale Heights; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, During her career, Linda Jackson has served on | 16 | | numerous village committees and commissions; she currently | 17 | | serves on the International Day Committee, the Charity Classic | 18 | | Golf Committee, the Historical Committee, the Special Events | 19 | | Commission, the Christmas Sharing Committee, the Golf Course | 20 | | Committee, the Government Agency Partnership, and the Senior | 21 | | Citizen Council; she has also played an integral role in the | 22 | | development and improvement of numerous public buildings and | 23 | | parks within the Village of Glendale Heights, including Camera |
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| 1 | | Park, the Glendale Heights Aquatic Center, the Glendale Heights | 2 | | Sports Hub, Veterans Memorial Park, the Glendale Lakes Golf | 3 | | Club and Banquet Facility, and the Glendale Heights Center for | 4 | | Senior Citizens, among many others; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Linda Jackson is a member of the DuPage Mayors and | 6 | | Managers Conference, the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus, the U.S. | 7 | | Conference of Mayors, the Glendale Heights Jr. Woman's Club, | 8 | | the Glendale Heights Chamber of Commerce, the Neighborhood | 9 | | Watch, and the Glendale Heights V.F.W. Post 2377 Ladies | 10 | | Auxiliary; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Linda Jackson was the proud recipient of the | 12 | | Illinois Woman of Achievement Award in 2000 and the Outstanding | 13 | | Patriotism Award from the State of Illinois VFW in 2006; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Linda Jackson serves as a model of hard work, | 15 | | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | 16 | | Illinois; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 19 | | we congratulate Linda Jackson on the occasion of her 20 years | 20 | | of dedicated service on the Glendale Heights Village Board, of | 21 | | which 10 years served as the Glendale Heights Village | 22 | | President, and wish her continued success and happiness in the |
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| 1 | | future; and be it further
| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to Linda Jackson as a symbol of our esteem and | 4 | | respect.
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