Full Text of HR0220 096th General Assembly
HR0220 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 Richard "Dick" | 4 |
| Shelby, the Regional Superintendent of schools with the | 5 |
| Macon-Piatt Regional Office of Education #39, on his | 6 |
| retirement; and
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| WHEREAS, He began his career in Atwood Hammond Elementary | 8 |
| School, working as the elementary physical education teacher in | 9 |
| 1974; in the 1980s he began teaching in the classroom; in 1990 | 10 |
| he became the high school principal and in 1995 became the | 11 |
| elementary school principal; and
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| WHEREAS, In 2000 he became the Assistant Regional | 13 |
| Superintendent; in 2005 he was appointed the Regional | 14 |
| Superintendent and was elected to that position in 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, He has served at the Regional Office of Education | 16 |
| for nine years; and
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| WHEREAS, He has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Millikin | 18 |
| University, majoring in physical education; he has a Master of | 19 |
| Science degree in education administration from Eastern | 20 |
| Illinois University; and a Superintendent Endorsement from the | 21 |
| University of Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, His community service includes work with the | 2 |
| United Way Allocation Committee, the Human Service Agency | 3 |
| Consortium, the Project Success Board, the Decatur Rotary Club, | 4 |
| the Macon County Criminal Justice Council, the Partner's in | 5 |
| Education Board, the Educational Committees for former State | 6 |
| Senator Noland and current State Representative Flider, the | 7 |
| Decatur Area Labor Management Committee Board, the Decatur Drop | 8 |
| Out Task Force, the Central Illinois Commission on Children and | 9 |
| Youth, and Big Brothers and Big Sisters, where he plays Santa | 10 |
| Claus at their annual Christmas party; and | 11 |
| WHEREAS, He has been married to Karen for 37 years; and | 12 |
| they have two sons, Shawn and Jason; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 14 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 15 |
| congratulate Richard Shelby on his retirement and wish him the | 16 |
| best in his future endeavors; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 |
| presented to Richard Shelby as a symbol of our respect and | 19 |
| esteem.
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