093_HR0529 LRB093 13501 RAH 18830 r 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION 2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 3 Representatives are honored to recognize milestone events in 4 the lives of the citizens of the State of Illinois; and 5 WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Walter Johnson 6 is retiring from his duties as Great Lakes Regional Council 7 Director of the National Recreation and Park Association on 8 October 31, 2003; and 9 WHEREAS, Mr. Johnson has had 20 years experience in park 10 and recreation in the State of Illinois and 20 years of park 11 and recreation experience with the National Recreation and 12 Park Association; he has dedicated his life to his career, 13 providing service for people not only in Illinois, but also 14 all over the Great Lakes area and throughout the nation; and 15 WHEREAS, In addition, Mr. Johnson was the founder and 16 served as Executive Secretary to the National Aquatic 17 Association, which is also part of the National Recreation 18 and Park Association; and 19 WHEREAS, Walter Johnson is truly a tireless professional 20 who has given his all to his jobs throughout his career; and 21 WHEREAS, In honor of his many years of dedicated service 22 to the community, the Schaumburg Park District is sponsoring 23 a surprise retirement party on November 12, 2003; therefore, 24 be it 25 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 26 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 27 we congratulate Walter Johnson on his retirement from his 28 duties as Great Lakes Regional Council Director of the 29 National Recreation and Park Association and we wish him well 30 in all of his future endeavors; and be it further -2- LRB093 13501 RAH 18830 r 1 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 2 presented to Walter Johnson as an expression of our esteem.