Full Text of HR0322 101st General Assembly
HR0322 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
| | HR0322 | | LRB101 12171 MST 59785 r |
|
| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Fred C. Hohnke on 30 years | 4 | | of service to the Woodridge Park District; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Fred Hohnke was elected to the Woodridge Park | 6 | | District Board of Commissioners in April 1989, receiving 3,212 | 7 | | votes out of the 4,541 ballots cast; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Fred Hohnke was reelected in 1995, 2001, 2007, | 9 | | 2013, and 2019; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Fred Hohnke served as the board's vice president | 11 | | from 1993 to 1996 and as president since 1996; he also served | 12 | | as the board's liaison on various committees; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Fred Hohnke served on the board of directors for | 14 | | the Great Lakes Regional Council for the National Recreation | 15 | | and Park Association (NRPA) from 2000 to 2009, as board | 16 | | president for the Illinois Association of Park Districts (IAPD) | 17 | | in 1997, as a trustee of the Illinois Institutional Investors | 18 | | Trust (Illinois Park District Liquid Asset Fund) from 1994 to | 19 | | the present, and as chairman of the IAPD/IPRA Joint | 20 | | Distinguished Agency Accreditation Committee in 2011 and 2012; | 21 | | and |
| | | HR0322 | - 2 - | LRB101 12171 MST 59785 r |
|
| 1 | | WHEREAS, Fred Hohnke received the 1998 NRPA's Citizen Board | 2 | | Member Branch National Service Award, the IAPD's 1999 Allan A. | 3 | | Weissburg Commissioner of the Year Award, and the 2004 Mike | 4 | | Cassidy Commissioner Community Service Award; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Fred Hohnke was a strong advocate for the | 6 | | advancement of the Woodridge Park District through the | 7 | | development and improvement of parks, programs, services, and | 8 | | facilities in a fiscally responsible manner; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Fred Hohnke was instrumental in developing a | 10 | | neighborhood park within walking distance of every resident; | 11 | | and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Fred Hohnke did more with less by stretching local | 13 | | taxpayer dollars to complete capital development and | 14 | | improvement projects; he secured over 11 million dollars in | 15 | | federal and State grants during his tenure; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Fred Hohnke supported intergovernmental | 17 | | cooperation by voting in favor of several intergovernmental | 18 | | agreements with other Woodridge governmental agencies; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Fred Hohnke's enthusiasm for parks and recreation | 20 | | was infectious and instrumental in guiding his fellow |
| | | HR0322 | - 3 - | LRB101 12171 MST 59785 r |
|
| 1 | | commissioners and staff in a strategic and progressive | 2 | | direction to provide superior parks, facilities, and programs | 3 | | during the highest growth period of the district's 50 years of | 4 | | existence; therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 6 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 7 | | we congratulate Fred C. Hohnke on 30 years of service to the | 8 | | Woodridge Park District and having the community center named | 9 | | in his honor; and be it further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to Fred Hohnke as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
|
|