Full Text of HR0323 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Ken Pettijohn on | 4 | | his retirement from Community Action after 42 years of service; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Ken Pettijohn has dedicated his life to fighting | 7 | | the war on poverty by creating avenues for low-income people to | 8 | | receive assistance on their road to self-sufficiency, and by | 9 | | instituting policies at Wabash Area Development, Inc. that | 10 | | allow the staff to better assist in achieving those goals; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Ken Pettijohn has been an advocate for low-income | 12 | | people and a voice for the voiceless; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Ken Pettijohn began his career with Wabash Area | 14 | | Development, Inc. as a program planner in 1975; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Ken Pettijohn worked as a Juvenile Counselor, | 16 | | Program Manager, Associate Director of the Comprehensive | 17 | | Employment Training Program, and Assistant Director of the Jobs | 18 | | Training Program; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Under the direction of Ken Pettijohn, Wabash Area | 20 | | Development, Inc. formed a foundation to assist the agency to |
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core | 2 | | service counties; this action allowed easy access to programs | 3 | | like LIHEAP, Weatherization, Head Start, food pantries, CSBG | 4 | | scholarships, rental assistance, education assistance, and | 5 | | many other services readily available to those individuals and | 6 | | families in need; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Ken Pettijohn has a master's degree, has received | 8 | | numerous distinguished awards throughout the State and within | 9 | | the Community Action world, and has gained the respect of his | 10 | | colleagues and communities; therefore, be it | 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 12 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 13 | | congratulate Ken Pettijohn on his retirement from Community | 14 | | Action after 42 years of service, and wish him health and | 15 | | happiness in his retirement years; and be it further | 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to Ken Pettijohn as an expression of our esteem and | 18 | | respect.
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