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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate George Camille on 
4his retirement from Norfolk Southern Corporation; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, He was born January 6, 1950 in Riverton; he has 
6been married to Patti Camille for 35 years and is the proud 
7father of  Jennifer Camille Lee and Elizabeth Camille Christen; 
8he also has 2 grandchildren, Zachary and Isabella; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, He is a graduate of Southern Illinois University 
10in Carbondale; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, He was on the Illinois House of Representatives 
12Democrat Staff from 1972 to 1973; he served as the Director of 
13Local Government Research for the Taxpayers Federation of 
14Illinois from 1973 to 1976; from 1977 to 1986, he was the

15Associate Director of the Illinois Railroad Association; he was 
16the
Resident Vice President/Public Affairs of the Norfolk 
17Southern Corporation  from 1986 to 2007; and the
Assistant Vice 
18President/Public Affairs of the Norfolk Southern Corporation 
19from 2008 until his retirement; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, He is a member of
Laurel United Methodist Church 
21in Springfield; he is an active member of the
Southern Illinois 
 
 
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1University Alumni Association,
Abe Lincoln Gun Club, the
Rocky 
2Mountain Elk Foundation, Ducks Unlimited, the
Pike Adams 
3Sportsmen's Alliance, and the
Illinois Legislative Sportsmen's 
4Caucus; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, He is a lifelong outdoorsman and a voice for 
6sportsmen throughout Illinois; he is a superior shot in 
7sporting clay, trap, and skeet events; he was very active in 
8the siting and construction of the World Shooting Complex in 
9Sparta and led the fundraising drive for the sports facility at 
10Springfield Southeast High School; and
 
11    WHEREAS, He will retire on February 29, 2012; therefore, be 
12it
  
 
13    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
14NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
15we congratulate George Camille on his retirement and wish him 
16the best in his future endeavors; and be it further
  
 
17    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
18presented to George Camille as a symbol of our respect and 
19esteem.