Full Text of HR0036 95th General Assembly
HR0036 95TH 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 recognize Sam Balark, Director | 4 |
| of External Affairs for AT&T Communications Inc., as he begins | 5 |
| his duties as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the | 6 |
| Southland Chamber of Commerce; and
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| WHEREAS, In his position with AT&T, Sam Balark serves 70 | 8 |
| communities in southern Cook County as well as the south and | 9 |
| west sides of the City of Chicago; he provides leadership, | 10 |
| expertise, and investment in the communities he serves; and he | 11 |
| oversees policy decisions and resolves customer issues; and
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| WHEREAS, Sam Balark began his career with AT&T as a | 13 |
| Business Sales Consultant in Lake County; Mr. Balark was one of | 14 |
| the top 10 sales representatives because of his dedication and | 15 |
| involvement in the community; he also worked for Automated Data | 16 |
| Processing as an Account Executive in the imaging department of | 17 |
| the Auto Services Division; he also has an extensive background | 18 |
| in management and sales and service coordination in the steel | 19 |
| industry; and
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| WHEREAS, In addition to his membership on the Southland | 21 |
| Board, Mr. Balark serves on the Matteson Area Chamber of | 22 |
| Commerce Board, the Maywood Chamber of Commerce Board of |
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| Directors, the Bellwood Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, | 2 |
| the Community Memorial Foundation Board of Directors for the | 3 |
| Proviso Leyden Council for Community Action, the Chatham | 4 |
| Business Association Board, and he is Past President of the | 5 |
| Countryside Rotary Club; he also serves on the advisory Board | 6 |
| of Metropolitan Family Services and South Star Services and is | 7 |
| a member of 100 Blackmen of Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, Sam Balark attended the University of | 9 |
| Illinois-Chicago and South Suburban College; he lives in Willow | 10 |
| Springs and has a daughter, Kristin; and
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| WHEREAS, Sam Balark will be honored at the Southland | 12 |
| Chamber of Commerce dinner on January 25, 2007, where he will | 13 |
| be named the incoming Chairman of the Board; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 15 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 16 |
| congratulate Sam Balark on being named the Chairman of the | 17 |
| Board of the Southland Chamber of Commerce; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 |
| presented to Sam Balark as a symbol of our respect.
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