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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of
3 the State of Illinois are pleased to recognize citizens of
4 the State who work for the betterment of Illinois; and
5 WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Connie and
6 Jerry Heinrich of Wilmington were named Volunteer of the Year
7 for the 20-state Eastern Region of the U.S. Forest Service;
8 the region includes 12 million acres including 15 national
9 forests and Midewin Nation Tallgrass Prairie; and
10 WHEREAS, The Heinrichs have volunteered at Midewin since
11 it's inception; they were part of an early open space
12 planning commission for the Joliet arsenal and then the
13 Joliet Arsenal Prairie Parklands Alliance which was renamed
14 the Midewin Prairie Alliance and includes the volunteer
15 group, Friends of Midewin; and
16 WHEREAS, Mr. Heinrich serves as vice-president and is a
17 former president of the Midewin Alliance and Mrs. Heinrich
18 has served six years as the group's treasurer; they also have
19 been involved as local officers of the Sierra Club for the
20 past 15 years, Mrs. Heinrich as secretary and Mr. Heinrich as
21 the Midewin liaison; Mr. Heinrich also served as an
22 environmental advisor on Governor George Ryan's transition
23 team; therefore, be it
24 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
25 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
26 we commend Connie and Jerry Heinrich for their exemplary
27 volunteer service at the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie
28 and congratulate them on being named Volunteer of the Year;
29 and be it further
30 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
31 presented to Connie and Jerry Heinrich with our appreciation
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1 for their dedication and service.