093_HR0165 LRB093 11349 KEF 13480 r 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION 2 WHEREAS, The Illinois Association of Park Districts, the 3 Arlington Heights Park District, and the Village of Arlington 4 Heights have recently honored Kathryn Graham, Park Board 5 Commissioner of the Arlington Heights Park District, for 6 thirty years of dedicated service; and 7 WHEREAS, Kathryn Graham, in her thirty years as Park 8 Board Commissioner and, as of this date, is the longest 9 serving Commissioner of the Arlington Heights Park District; 10 she has tirelessly served the interests of parks and 11 recreation as a leader in the Illinois Association of Park 12 Districts and in the community of Arlington Heights; and 13 WHEREAS, Kathryn Graham's commitment for improving the 14 quality of life in Arlington Heights, through leisure 15 services, has been unsurpassed and has resulted in the 16 development of premier recreational facilities, special 17 facilities, and the acquisition of open space in the 18 community; and 19 WHEREAS, Kathryn Graham has been dynamic in the 20 advancement of parks and recreation on a State and national 21 level striving to create incomparable services and 22 recreational opportunities for individuals of all ages; and 23 WHEREAS, Kathryn Graham's allegiance to the betterment of 24 parks and recreation in this State has helped to enrich the 25 lives of countless Illinois residents; therefore, be it 26 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 27 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 28 we offer our heartiest congratulations to Kathryn Graham upon 29 serving thirty years as a dedicated Commissioner of the Park 30 Board of the Arlington Heights Park District, and that we 31 express our appreciation for her many years of service to -2- LRB093 11349 KEF 13480 r 1 parks and recreation in the State; and be it further 2 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 3 presented to Kathryn Graham and to the Arlington Heights Park 4 District Board.