Full Text of SR0935 94th General Assembly
SR0935 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Wendell Jones has served with distinction as State | 3 |
| Senator since 1998; and
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| WHEREAS, He sponsored laws to protect children from sex | 5 |
| offenders, reopen the "world class" Arlington International | 6 |
| Racecourse, and support charter school reform, and he helped to | 7 |
| pass Illinois' Safe Neighborhoods Act; and
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| WHEREAS, Wendell, as a devoted educator, has been a strong | 9 |
| advocate for funding special education programs; and
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| WHEREAS, He worked to ensure that needed funds reached | 11 |
| mental health programs in his district; and
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| WHEREAS, He served admirably on the Northwest Suburban | 13 |
| Alliance on Domestic Violence and fought for funding for | 14 |
| domestic violence shelters like Women In Need Growing Stronger, | 15 |
| or WINGS, in his district; and
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| WHEREAS, He fought to protect the environment and supported | 17 |
| local homeowners in their concerns about traffic congestion, | 18 |
| flooding, and pollution surrounding the development of Wilke | 19 |
| Marsh; and
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| WHEREAS, He served for 24 years in the public schools of | 21 |
| Illinois as a special education teacher; Assistant Cook County | 22 |
| Superintendent of Schools; and Director of the DuPage/West Cook | 23 |
| Regional Special Education Association; and
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| WHEREAS, He served as Palatine Village President; a | 25 |
| Trustee; was a delegate to the Republican National Convention | 26 |
| in 1980; and a 40-year Republican Precinct Captain; and
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| WHEREAS, He is a former small business owner; and
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| WHEREAS, He has been a Palatine resident for more than 45 | 2 |
| years; is married to his wife, Jane; and has helped raise three | 3 |
| children, and spoil two grandchildren; and
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| WHEREAS, He received a bachelors degree in Speech and | 5 |
| Hearing Therapy and a masters degree in Special Education, both | 6 |
| at Ball State University; and
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| WHEREAS, He was never at a loss for words or a good | 8 |
| one-liner when it came time to debate the States budget; and
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| WHEREAS, He admires the man who once said "The ten most | 10 |
| terrifying words in the English language are: "Hi, I'm from the | 11 |
| government, and I'm here to help."; and
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| WHEREAS, His love of Florida has "reluctantly" forced him | 13 |
| to seek the warmth of the "Sunshine State"; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL | 15 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Wendell | 16 |
| Jones as he leaves the Illinois Senate after eight years of | 17 |
| dedicated service and wish him well in all his future | 18 |
| endeavors; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this preamble and | 20 |
| resolution be presented to Wendell with our thanks for a job | 21 |
| well done.
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