Full Text of HR0286 096th General Assembly
HR0286 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 George Porter, | 4 |
| Supervisor of Naperville Township, on his retirement; and
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| WHEREAS, George Porter is a retired business executive who | 6 |
| served as a Township Trustee for 4 years before being elected | 7 |
| to the Supervisor's office in 1993, 1997, 2001, and 2005; he is | 8 |
| a native of Dayton, Pennsylvania; he received a diploma from | 9 |
| Robert Morris University in Pittsburgh with an Accounting and | 10 |
| Business Administration major; and he served 3 years in the | 11 |
| United States Army and is a member of American Legion Post No. | 12 |
| 43 in Naperville; and
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| WHEREAS, He has been designated a Certified Computing | 14 |
| Professional (C.C.P.) by the Institute for Certification of | 15 |
| Computing Professionals (I.C.C.P.) and holds an Insurance | 16 |
| Producer's License from the Illinois Department of Financial | 17 |
| and Professional Regulation, Division of Insurance; he held | 18 |
| various positions in computer operations, programming, and | 19 |
| department management before becoming President and Chief | 20 |
| Operating Officer of a computer supplies company and later a | 21 |
| computer software development company; and he also owned and | 22 |
| operated a Sears retail dealer store; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1981, he, his wife, Charlotte, and their 4 | 2 |
| children, George II, Faye, Joseph, and David, moved to | 3 |
| Naperville from Warren, Ohio; and the family circle has since | 4 |
| expanded with the addition of 2 daughters-in-law, Vivienne and | 5 |
| Sherry, as well as 4 granddaughters; and
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| WHEREAS, He is a member of the Township Officials of | 7 |
| Illinois and is a former member of the Board of Directors of | 8 |
| Township Supervisors of Illinois; and he also serves as | 9 |
| Treasurer of the DuPage County Township Supervisors' | 10 |
| Association; and | 11 |
| WHEREAS, In 2004, the National Association of Towns and | 12 |
| Townships presented him with the Grassroots Government | 13 |
| Leadership Award at its annual conference in Washington, D.C.; | 14 |
| and this award is presented to one individual in the country | 15 |
| each year, and he was the only person from Illinois to have | 16 |
| received the award; and | 17 |
| WHEREAS, George Porter is a charter member and served as | 18 |
| Chairman of the Inter-Agency Paratransit Coordinating Council, | 19 |
| whose mission is to improve paratransit services in DuPage | 20 |
| County; he was recognized in 2003 by the DuPage Center for | 21 |
| Independent Living for having an outstanding commitment to the | 22 |
| Americans with Disabilities Act; and he also received the | 23 |
| "Ramp-Arts" Award from the City of Naperville Mayor's Advisory |
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| Commission on Persons With Disabilities; and
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| WHEREAS, He serves on the Fox Valley/Southwest DuPage | 3 |
| Initiative of Pace Suburban Bus Service, and he is a member of | 4 |
| the Implementation Team (representing townships) for the | 5 |
| DuPage Area Transit Plan through the DuPage Mayors and Managers | 6 |
| Conference; and he is active in local politics, serving as a | 7 |
| Republican Committeeman since 1982; and he served as Secretary | 8 |
| for 2 years, Vice Chairman for 2 years, and Chairman for 6 | 9 |
| years of the Naperville Township Republican Organization; and | 10 |
| WHEREAS, He is a member of Faith (formerly St. James) | 11 |
| Lutheran Church of Aurora, the Naperville Loyal Order of Moose | 12 |
| Lodge 1290, the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels, and | 13 |
| several Masonic fraternities; he is a member of the Exchange | 14 |
| Club of Naperville as well as the Naperville Sportsman's Club; | 15 |
| and he was recently appointed to serve on the Citizens Advisory | 16 |
| Board (C.A.B.) of Pace Suburban Bus Service; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 19 |
| congratulate George Porter on his retirement and wish him all | 20 |
| the best in his future endeavors; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 22 |
| presented to George Porter as a symbol of our respect and |
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