Full Text of HR1347 94th General Assembly
HR1347 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois are pleased to congratulate Jack Hicks on the | 4 |
| occasion of his retirement after 34 years of service to the | 5 |
| Deerfield Public Library; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Hicks was appointed Library Director 18 years | 7 |
| ago; prior to that he served as head of the Reference | 8 |
| Department; and
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| WHEREAS, During his tenure with the library, the collection | 10 |
| of books has grown from 30,000 to 185,000; throughout the | 11 |
| years, he led the remodeling, renovating, and growth of the | 12 |
| library through changes in both technology and physical space; | 13 |
| in addition to repairing the building and the computers, and | 14 |
| constructing a puppet theater, writing its scripts, and | 15 |
| performing, Mr. Hicks provided the first online information | 16 |
| retrieval system in the north suburban area and instructed | 17 |
| other communities in its use; and
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| WHEREAS, Under his leadership, the library was voted | 19 |
| "Business of the Year" by the Chamber of Commerce and has also | 20 |
| won awards for July 4th Family Day; he is loved by staff and | 21 |
| patrons because he is extremely genuine, personable, and a very | 22 |
| concerned and giving person; and
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| WHEREAS, He is a true renaissance man and does many things | 24 |
| well, including woodworking and writing, and he has a love of | 25 |
| books and literature; he has written numerous library articles | 26 |
| and speeches and serves on the Center for the Book and the | 27 |
| Illinois State Library Advisory Committee as well as many other | 28 |
| library committees; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Hicks grew up in rural Minnesota; he graduated | 30 |
| from Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota, with a |
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| bachelor's degree in art and history; he also holds a master's | 2 |
| degree in library science from Rosary College in River Forest; | 3 |
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| WHEREAS, He has lived in Deerfield since 1972; he met and | 5 |
| married his wife Donna after serving in the U.S. Army; she is a | 6 |
| librarian at Northbrook Library; they have two grown daughters, | 7 |
| Maren, who also has a library degree, and Sarah; therefore, be | 8 |
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 11 |
| we congratulate Jack Hicks on the occasion of his retirement | 12 |
| after 34 years at the Deerfield Public Library; and be it | 13 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 |
| presented to him as an expression of our deep respect and | 16 |
| esteem and with best wishes for a relaxing retirement.
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