[ Search ] [ PDF text ] [ Legislation ]
[ Home ] [ Back ] [ Bottom ]
92_HR0632
LRB9215463BHpcA
1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The Illinois House of Representatives would like
3 to congratulate Jim Pitcairn, who through his outstanding
4 performance at Lincoln-Way High School, the New Lenox Fire
5 Department, the New Lenox Methodist Church, and the New Lenox
6 Chamber of Commerce, earned him the honor of Citizen of the
7 Year award, by the New Lenox Chamber of Commerce; and
8 WHEREAS, Mr. Pitcairn, a New Lenox resident since 1963,
9 spent 32 years at Lincoln-Way High School District #210,
10 starting as a classroom art teacher and spending the final 20
11 years as a School District Administrator; he retired in 1995
12 after developing and initiating numerous programs on behalf
13 of the student body; among his many contributions were
14 various substance abuse programs and counseling services for
15 runaway students, and also extracurricular activities for
16 students with special interests; and
17 WHEREAS, Mr. Pitcairn accumulated 25 years on the New
18 Lenox Fire Department, starting in 1971 as a volunteer; Mr.
19 Pitcairn worked with the New Lenox Cable Access Channel 6 and
20 the New Lenox Fire Department in the production of the film
21 Roadside Roulette, an award-winning video dealing with
22 substance abuse on Prom night; and
23 WHEREAS, Mr. Pitcairn has been a member of the Manhattan
24 Lions Club for 10 years, the New Lenox Township Family
25 Services Commission, and the United Methodist Church building
26 committee; in addition, he and his wife, Kathryn, served as
27 youth group sponsors at the New Lenox Methodist Church in the
28 1970's; therefore, be it
29 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
30 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
31 we congratulate Jim Pitcairn of New Lenox, Illinois for his
32 achievement in earning the New Lenox Citizen of the Year
-2- LRB9215463BHpcA
1 award, and wish him success in of all his future endeavors;
2 and be it further
3 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be sent
4 to Jim Pitcairn as an expression of our esteem.