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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are pleased to congratulate and thank Brother 
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Michael Quirk for his 24 years of dedicated service and 
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leadership to the De La Salle Institute in Chicago; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Brother Michael Quirk received his bachelor's and 
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master's degrees from Lewis University in Romeoville; he has 
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served as a Christian Brother for 25 years; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Brother Michael Quirk began his career with the De 
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La Salle Institute in 1983, accepting a position as a Business 
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Manager; he became the first President of De La Salle in 1989; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, As President of the De La Salle Institute, Brother 
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Michael Quirk oversaw many important changes that were made to 
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the institution; he supervised the school's change from an 
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institution governed by the Christian Brothers into a separate 
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non-profit organization with a Board of Directors; he also 
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expanded the educational initiatives of De La Salle through his 
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founding of the Tolton Adult Educational Center in 1990, as 
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well as the Lourdes Hall Campus for young women in 2002, which 
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enabled De La Salle to become a co-institutional high school; 
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    WHEREAS, Brother Michael Quirk has also served on the 
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boards of many non-profit institutions, including Lewis 
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University and the College of Santa Fe; he is also a member of 
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the Chicago Board of Ethics; and
 

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    WHEREAS, Brother Michael Quirk is a dedicated family man 
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and was a devoted son to his late parents, Frank and Theresa 
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Quirk; he is proud of his entire family, which includes Teri 
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and Dennis Johnson, Jeannie Johnson, Julie Johnson, Brian 
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Johnson, Mairellen Leverence, Megan and Gary Zerbach, Michale 
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and Abby Leverence, Kevin and Kathleen Leverence, Jim and 
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Kristen Quirk, Lauren and Brian Rose, Colleen Quirk, Randall 
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Quirk, Aunt Jane Quirk, and Sister Jane Martin; he is also very 
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committed to his nieces and nephews and has always given help 
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and support to them as they proceed through their lives; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Upon his departure from the De La Salle Institute, 
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Brother Michael Quirk will serve as the first President 
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Emeritus of the De La Salle Institute and as the President of 
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Christian Brothers Services, Inc., positions that will 
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undoubtedly be performed well by this man of great dedication 
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and propriety; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
 


 






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congratulate and thank Brother Michael Quirk for his 24 years 
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of dedicated service and leadership to the De La Salle 
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Institute and wish him continued success and happiness in the 
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future; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Brother Michael Quirk as a symbol of our esteem 
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and respect.