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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, James Paziotopoulos was born on December 16, 1936, |
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| in Oak Park; he attended D.S. Wentworth Elementary School, |
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| Chicago Public Schools, and Tilden Tech High School in Chicago; |
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| in 1960, he earned a B.A. from Roosevelt University in Chicago; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Paziotopoulos received his doctorate in |
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| educational administration and supervision from Loyola |
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| University in 1979; he first served as a teacher for six years |
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| in the Chicago Public School system before becoming a principal |
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| in 1966 at the age of 29; after 30 years as a principal, and |
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| opening three schools during that time period, he was appointed |
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| Superintendent of Schools for the Oak Lawn-Hometown School |
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| District 123 in 1996; and
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| WHEREAS, The two suburbs that he serves have approximately |
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| 80,000 residents who have enrolled almost 3,000 students in |
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| seven school buildings; Dr. Paziotopoulos is responsible for |
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| 400+ employees and a budget of $29,000,000; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Paziotopoulos' dream for the future of School |
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| District 123 will soon become a reality; construction of a new |
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| 149,000 square foot middle school, to replace McGugan Junior |
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| High, began under his watch in the fall of 2003; it had been |
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| almost four decades since a new school was built in District |
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| 123; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Paziotopoulos married his wife, Ann, in 1963; |
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| he plans to retire on April 22, 2005; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| we congratulate Dr. James A. Paziotopoulos on the occasion of |
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| his retirement as Superintendent of Oak Lawn-Hometown School |