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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Philip D. Bellini | ||||||
| 4 | on the occasion of his retirement from a long and distinguished | ||||||
| 5 | career as an educator; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Phil Bellini is retiring as principal of St. | ||||||
| 7 | Andrew Catholic Grade School in Rock Falls after 28 years of | ||||||
| 8 | dedicated service; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Phil Bellini's career has spanned 45 years, a | ||||||
| 10 | length of time so long that four St. Andrew teachers were once | ||||||
| 11 | his students; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Under Phil Bellini's leadership, St. Andrew's | ||||||
| 13 | enrollment doubled with the addition of seventh and eighth | ||||||
| 14 | grades, as well as pre-kindergarten; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, While serving as principal at St. Andrew, Phil | ||||||
| 16 | Bellini also served as superintendent of Newman Central | ||||||
| 17 | Catholic High School in Sterling from 1993 to 1999; prior to | ||||||
| 18 | his service at St. Andrew, he was employed as a teacher and | ||||||
| 19 | principal at Montmorency School in Rock Falls; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Phil Bellini is affectionately known as "Mr. B" by | ||||||
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| 1 | many generations of students; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Phil Bellini is a strong believer in Catholic | ||||||
| 3 | education; he graduated from St. Andrew in 1958 and later | ||||||
| 4 | graduated from St. Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Phil Bellini is an active member of St. Andrew | ||||||
| 6 | Catholic Church, having served as a lector, Eucharistic | ||||||
| 7 | minister, and member of the choir; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Phil Bellini and his wife, Nita, will celebrate | ||||||
| 9 | their 40th wedding anniversary in 2011; they are the proud | ||||||
| 10 | parents of Nick, Mike, and Darren, and the loving grandparents | ||||||
| 11 | of two granddaughters; therefore, be it
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| 12 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 13 | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 14 | we congratulate Phil Bellini on the occasion of his retirement | ||||||
| 15 | and wish him many happy and healthy retirement years; and be it | ||||||
| 16 | further
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| 17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 18 | presented to Phil Bellini as a symbol of our esteem and | ||||||
| 19 | respect.
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