Full Text of HR0623 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Gerald Gulley on | 4 | | the occasion of his retirement as Executive Director of SHORE | 5 | | Community Services, Inc.; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Gerald Gulley has worked for SHORE Community | 7 | | Services, Inc., a not-for-profit agency working with children | 8 | | and adults with developmental disabilities (DD) for over 41 | 9 | | years; he has served as Executive Director of the organization | 10 | | for the last 34 years; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Gerald Gulley has always put SHORE's mission, | 12 | | which is to improve the quality of life for persons with | 13 | | developmental disabilities, first; with over 500 individuals | 14 | | served annually, Gerald has ably led the organization in | 15 | | providing services that enable people to live life with the | 16 | | best possible quality, dignity, and respect; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Gerald Gulley has been instrumental in the growth | 18 | | and expansion of SHORE's programs, including housing options, | 19 | | programs for vocational training, early intervention, and | 20 | | programs for seniors and adults with severe/profound | 21 | | developmental disabilities; under his leadership, the agency | 22 | | recently recorded its highest netting fundraiser, with |
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| 1 | | $132,000 raised in April; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Gerald Gulley is a member of the Illinois | 3 | | Rehabilitation Association, the Governor's Planning Council on | 4 | | Developmental Disabilities, and the Chicago Community Trust's | 5 | | Persons With Disabilities Board; he is also a past president | 6 | | and a member of the Kiwanis Club of Evanston; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Gerald Gulley has been the recipient of numerous | 8 | | awards for his work in the community, including the Outstanding | 9 | | Dedication designation as the President of the Kiwanis Club of | 10 | | Evanston in 1989 - 1990, the Appreciation Award from SHORE | 11 | | Community Services for 25 years of dedicated service in 1995, | 12 | | the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Illinois Association of | 13 | | Rehabilitation Facilities in 1999, the Hixson Award from the | 14 | | Kiwanis Club of Evanston in 2001, the Legion of Honor Award for | 15 | | 25 Years or More of Service from the Kiwanis Club of Evanston | 16 | | in 2002, and the Luis V. Amador Medallion Award for outstanding | 17 | | service within his or her community from the Kiwanis Club of | 18 | | Evanston; he was also honored by the Evanston Chamber of | 19 | | Commerce with the NorthShore University HealthSystem Public | 20 | | Service/Nonprofit Award for serving the community for 40 years | 21 | | in 2010; and | 22 | | WHEREAS, Gerald Gulley serves as a model of hard work, | 23 | | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of |
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| 1 | | Illinois; therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 3 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 4 | | we congratulate Gerald Gulley on the occasion of his retirement | 5 | | and wish him many happy and healthy retirement years; and be it | 6 | | further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to Gerald Gulley as a symbol of our esteem and | 9 | | respect.
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