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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, State Senator Tom Rooney has represented the | ||||||
3 | citizens of the 27th Senate District since September 2016; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Senator Rooney has displayed his continued | ||||||
5 | commitment to civic service, having first served on the Rolling | ||||||
6 | Meadows City Council, then as alderman, and later as mayor of | ||||||
7 | the City of Rolling Meadows; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Senator Rooney demonstrated his passion for | ||||||
9 | education by teaching economics and history at West Leyden High | ||||||
10 | School for over 20 years; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Senator Rooney first served his nation in the | ||||||
12 | United States Marine Corps Reserve; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Senator Rooney joined the General Assembly by | ||||||
14 | filling the vacancy created by the late Senator Matt Murphy's | ||||||
15 | retirement; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Senator Rooney first took to the Senate floor as | ||||||
17 | part of the YMCA Youth and Government program, serving as | ||||||
18 | Governor in 1986 during their model government experience; he | ||||||
19 | has continued to support and encourage the growth of the YMCA | ||||||
20 | program; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Senator Rooney worked as a page in the Illinois | ||||||
2 | House of Representatives in 1985 and again in the House | ||||||
3 | Minority Leadership Office in 1987; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Senator Rooney is the only senator in recent | ||||||
5 | memory to have debated a bill from atop a step stool; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Senator Rooney has been a proud member of the | ||||||
7 | unofficial "On-time Caucus"; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Senator Rooney served as the Minority | ||||||
9 | Spokesperson on the Senate Higher Education Committee; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Senator Rooney served on the Higher Education | ||||||
11 | Working Group, working with lawmakers to develop a series of | ||||||
12 | legislative initiatives to strengthen the colleges and | ||||||
13 | universities in Illinois, making them more attractive and | ||||||
14 | affordable for students across the state for many years to | ||||||
15 | come; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Senator Rooney has served with enthusiasm, | ||||||
17 | passion, and respect for the office; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Senator Rooney always acted in the interest of the | ||||||
19 | 27th District and in service to his constituents; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Senator Rooney will return to Rolling Meadows, | ||||||
2 | where he will remain active in the community and in the | ||||||
3 | classroom and continue to relate principles of economics to the | ||||||
4 | fiscal future of Illinois; therefore, be it
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5 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
6 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we thank Senator Tom | ||||||
7 | Rooney for his dedicated service to the people of Illinois and | ||||||
8 | honor him with this resolution; and be it further
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9 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
10 | presented to Senator Rooney as an expression of our esteem, | ||||||
11 | respect, and best wishes for his future endeavors.
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