Full Text of HR0748 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Alfred Anderson on | 4 | | the occasion of his retirement as Executive Director of the | 5 | | Champaign County Regional Planning Commission Workforce | 6 | | Development Services; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Alfred Anderson has served as Executive Director | 8 | | for 35 years, since back when the program was known as the | 9 | | Champaign Consortium; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Alfred Anderson served on the Champaign City | 11 | | Council for 2 years, the Champaign County Housing Authority for | 12 | | 10 years, the Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit Board for 10 years, | 13 | | the Urban League of Champaign County for 2 years, the Head | 14 | | Start Advisory Board of Commissioners for 2 years, the | 15 | | Community Collaboration for Economic Development for 8 years, | 16 | | the Illinois Workforce Partnership for 25 years, the Champaign | 17 | | Community and Police Partnership for 6 years, and the Greater | 18 | | Champaign County Economic Development Corporation Board for 2 | 19 | | years; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Alfred Anderson has worked tirelessly to ensure | 21 | | disadvantaged youths have easy access to programs such as | 22 | | Education to Work, Upward Bound, and Cunningham Children's |
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| 1 | | Vocational Programs; due to his diligence, many Champaign | 2 | | County youths are attending Colleges and Universities | 3 | | throughout the country; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Alfred Anderson is a faithful and dedicated member | 5 | | and volunteer of The Church of the Living God in Champaign, | 6 | | where he serves as a Deacon, culinary committee member, van | 7 | | driver, and delivers food to needy families each and every | 8 | | month; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Alfred Anderson has selflessly shared his wisdom, | 10 | | talents, knowledge, and understanding to enrich the lives of | 11 | | everyone who has been blessed to cross in his path; he is a | 12 | | true humanitarian, with a "never give up" determination and | 13 | | drive encouraging all who work for and around him to do their | 14 | | absolute best; his goal in life is to impact the lives of | 15 | | others with programs similar to those that impacted his own | 16 | | life at an early age; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Alfred Anderson is an avid sports fan and enjoys | 18 | | following the Illini, the Chicago Bulls, Bears, and Cubs; he | 19 | | loves to cook and share his famous BBQ sauce with those | 20 | | fortunate enough to get a taste, and has never let a pot of | 21 | | coffee go unmade...or unemptied; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Alfred Anderson will be sorely missed by all who |
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| 1 | | have had the pleasure of working with him over the years, and | 2 | | especially by his staff and friends, who honor, respect, and | 3 | | love him very much; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, A celebration in honor of Alfred Anderson's | 5 | | retirement will be held on January 24, 2014; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 7 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 8 | | we congratulate Alfred Anderson on his retirement as Executive | 9 | | Director of the Champaign County Regional Planning Commission | 10 | | Workforce Development Services, and wish him the best in all | 11 | | his future endeavors; and be it further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to Alfred Anderson as an example of our esteem and | 14 | | respect.
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