HR1127 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate David R. Wiltse on the occasion of his retirement as City Attorney for the City of Des Plaines; and

WHEREAS, David Wiltse has been licensed to practice law in Illinois since 1980; from 1979 to 1981, he worked as an attorney for a law firm representing municipalities and local governments, such as Hanover Park and Elk Grove Village; from 1982 to 1984, he served as a hearing referee for the Board of Review of the Illinois Department of Labor's Division of Employment Security; from 1984 to 1986, he served as an attorney for the Illinois Department of Revenue's Sales Tax Division; after serving in private practice from 1986 to 1994, he accepted a position as a Special Assistant Attorney General, representing the Illinois Lottery under 4 different Attorneys General from 1985 to 1994; he also served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at John Marshall Law School from 1992 to 1993; and

WHEREAS, In November of 1993, David Wiltse accepted the position of City Attorney for the City of Des Plaines, where he remained until his retirement on June 29, 2012; and

WHEREAS, David Wiltse has been an active member of numerous community organizations; he was a board member and Vice President of the Whipple Tree Homeowners Association from 1978 to 1979; he served as a Wheeling Township Trustee from 1980 to 1981; he served as a board member of the Chelsea Cove Condo Association from 1988 to 1989; he served as an elected member of the Board of Education of Township High School District 214 from 1983 to 1995 and served as both Vice President and President of the Board of Education; he served as Treasurer of the Wheeling Township Rural Fire Protection District from 1975 to 1996; he served as a member, Vice President, and President of the Arlington Heights Historical Society from 1991 to 2000; he served as co-chair of the Festival Committee from 2009 to 2010; he served as Chairman of the Northwest Municipal Conference Attorney's Committee from 2011 to 2012; he has also been a member of the Arlington Heights Festival Committee since 1991 and a member of the Illinois Municipal League Attorney's Committee since 1993; and

WHEREAS, David Wiltse has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the Illinois State Board of Education's "Award of Excellence" on September 27, 1991 and the President's Award of the International Municipal Lawyers Association as the "Most Outstanding State Chair" in October of 2010; he was also appointed to serve as Regional Vice President of the International Municipal Lawyers Association in 2010 and 2011; and

WHEREAS, David Wiltse is the author of "Last Action of Gettysburg", an article in the January 2011 issue of Gettysburg Magazine, and is working on an article on the Battle of Chancellorsville; and

WHEREAS, David Wiltse serves as a model of hard work, integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of Illinois; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate David Wiltse on the occasion of his retirement and wish him many happy and healthy retirement years; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to David Wiltse as a symbol of our esteem and respect.