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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the
3 State of Illinois congratulate Cal Schneider on the occasion of
4 his retirement from the Beach Park School District 3 School
5 Board; and
 
6     WHEREAS, He is currently board president and will be
7 attending his last meeting on May 14, 2007; he has been on the
8 board since November 5, 1985; and
 
9     WHEREAS, He was born and raised in Beach Park with his
10 brother, Larry and his sisters, Judy and Peggy; his parents,
11 Les and Eleanor Schneider still live in the family home; and
 
12     WHEREAS, He attended Beach Park schools K-8 and graduated
13 in 1972 from Oakcrest Jr. High and then from Zion-Benton
14 Township High School (ZBTHS) in 1976; he graduated from
15 Greenville college in 1980 with a bachelor of science degree in
16 business education; he taught his first year at Huntley High
17 School before accepting a position with ZBTHS; and
 
18     WHEREAS, In 1985, he was first elected to the Beach Park
19 School Board and met his future wife, Debbie, that year as
20 well; they were married in 1988 and children Kelsey and Matthew
21 came along in 1989 and 1992; during this same period he earned

 

 

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1 a masters degree in counseling from Carthage College and one
2 from Northern Illinois University in school administration;
3 and
 
4     WHEREAS, He taught business at ZBTHS until 1997, then
5 became a transition counselor; he is currently a guidance
6 counselor and career development counselor; and
 
7     WHEREAS, Mr. Schneider and his family have traveled to many
8 states and have spent many spring breaks in Florida; they have
9 spent the last ten years enjoying their summers in Door County,
10 Wisconsin; he and his family attend Northpoint Church in
11 Winthrop Harbor where he served for ten years on the church
12 leadership board and has volunteered many hours in the church
13 AWANA program as club commander; therefore, be it
 
14     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
15 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
16 congratulate Cal Schneider on his retirement from the Beach
17 Park School District 3 School Board and thank him for his many
18 years of service to the citizens of Illinois; and be it further
 
19     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
20 presented to Mr. Schneider as an expression of our esteem.