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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the
3 State of Illinois are pleased to congratulate Richard Donahue
4 on the occasion of his retirement after over 40 years of
5 association with Danville Area Community College (DACC); and
 
6     WHEREAS, Mr. Donahue began attending DACC as a part-time
7 student in August of 1963, while he was working full-time as a
8 broadcast engineer for WICD-TV in Champaign and Danville; he
9 completed his associate's degree and then began teaching
10 electronics part-time while continuing his broadcast
11 engineering job; in 1976, he was ready for a new challenge and
12 took on the position as director of the physical plant at DACC;
13 and
 
14     WHEREAS, In his position as director of the physical plant
15 for the college, Mr. Donahue was responsible for all the
16 physical properties, buildings, utilities, and security; he
17 oversaw 15 building service attendants, 8 maintenance people,
18 an office assistant, 6 security officers, and several part-time
19 students; and
 
20     WHEREAS, Mr. Donahue retired at the end of March after 27
21 years as director of the physical plant; and
 
22     WHEREAS, During his retirement, Mr. Donahue and his wife,
23 Jayne, plan on continuing to support the athletic teams at DACC
24 and hope to expand their attendance from men's and women's
25 basketball to include baseball, softball, and cross country;
26 they are boosters for the athletic program and served as
27 mentors and friends to many DACC students; therefore, be it
 
28     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
29 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
30 congratulate Richard Donahue on the occasion of his retirement

 

 

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1 after over 40 years of association with Danville Area Community
2 College; and be it further
 
3     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4 presented to Mr. Donahue as an expression of our respect and
5 admiration and with best wishes for a relaxing retirement.