Full Text of HR0292 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Robert "Bob" A. Runnels | 4 | | Sr. on his retirement from serving as alderman of the 6th | 5 | | district of the City of North Chicago; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Robert Runnels, retired Navy journalist and | 7 | | former TV news reporter and photographer, received most of his | 8 | | journalism training while serving in the Navy; he attended | 9 | | various Navy schools, including the Navy's Class "B" School | 10 | | (Advanced Course) at Great Lakes and the University of | 11 | | Nebraska at Omaha; in 1968, he served a tour of duty for the | 12 | | Navy in the Republic of South Vietnam; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, While in the Navy, Robert Runnels was involved in | 14 | | writing news releases, news photography, radio, and | 15 | | television; he was editor and sports editor of several Navy | 16 | | command newspapers; he is considered the "last uniformed | 17 | | military editor of the Great Lakes Bulletin," which is the | 18 | | base newspaper at the Great Lakes Naval Station;
he was a force | 19 | | historian journalist from 1968 to 1969; he assisted Navy | 20 | | officer historians and also wrote documents recording the Navy | 21 | | and Marine Corps roles in South Vietnam in 1968 and 1969; and | 22 | | WHEREAS, After 20 years of U.S. Naval service, Robert |
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joined the KMTV news staff in Omaha, Nebraska in 1971;
| 2 | | at KMTV, he was a general and beat assignment | 3 | | reporter-photographer and hosted a weekly community affairs TV | 4 | | talk show entitled "Expressions"; he left KMTV in 1983 and | 5 | | moved to Washington State in October of 1984; he remained | 6 | | semi-retired except for a nearly 10-year stint as a journalism | 7 | | instructor at Big Bend Community College in Moses Lake, | 8 | | Washington; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Robert Runnels is a three-term alderman of the | 10 | | 6th Ward of the City of North Chicago, Illinois; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Robert Runnels was inducted into the Omaha Press | 12 | | Club Journalism of Excellence Hall of Fame on June 5, 2018; he | 13 | | was the recipient of the Most Influential African American in | 14 | | Lake County, Illinois Lifetime Achievement Award; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Robert Runnels has been very active in community | 16 | | affairs; he was a board member of the Greater Omaha Girl Scout | 17 | | Council while in Omaha and served on the board of the | 18 | | Mid-Columbia Girl Scout Council in Washington State, earning | 19 | | him a 25-year Girl Scouts pin and certificate; he has served as | 20 | | a Big Brother and a YMCA (Omaha) Camping Committeeman;
he was a | 21 | | North Chicago Library Board Trustee from 2009 to 2021;
he is a | 22 | | Foundation Board Member of the National Museum of the American | 23 | | Sailor; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Currently, Robert Runnels is a member of the | 2 | | Veterans of Foreign Wars (Lifetime Member), American Legion | 3 | | Post #397(North Chicago), Little Fort Elks Lodge #1359 (North | 4 | | Chicago), the PGA Tour Partners Club (Lifetime Member), and | 5 | | the United States Golf Association (USGA); therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 7 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 8 | | we congratulate Robert "Bob" A. Runnels Sr. on his retirement | 9 | | from serving as alderman of the 6th ward of the City of North | 10 | | Chicago; and be it further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to Robert Runnels as a symbol of our esteem and | 13 | | respect.
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