HR1385 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to recognize Illinois State Representative Dave Winters for his 18 years of service and hard work on behalf of the people of the State of Illinois; and

WHEREAS, Representative Winters was first elected to the Illinois General Assembly in November 1994 to serve the people of the 69th District; after the 2001 remap of the State, Representative Winters was asked by the people of the new 68th District to represent them in the Illinois General Assembly; and

WHEREAS, Representative Winters has had a long and distinguished career in public service, serving his local community for 6 years on the Winnebago County Board as chairman of the Winnebago County Board Economic Development and Planning Committee, Forest Preserve Executive Committee, and Solid Waste and Recycling Committee, and as Shirland Township Clerk; and

WHEREAS, Representative Winters proudly served as a member of numerous organizations, including the Winnebago County Farm Bureau, Rockford and Winnebago County Planning Commission, League of Women Voters Solid Waste Task Force, Natural Land Institute Sinnissippi Open Space Committee, and the Sinnissippi Audubon Society; and

WHEREAS, Representative Winters is especially proud of his work in the Illinois House of Representatives as a long-time member of the Public Utilities, Telecommunications, Environment and Energy, and Environmental Health Committees, always striving to create sustainable, renewable, business friendly energy sources for Illinois families; and

WHEREAS, Representative Winters will be remembered for his outstanding record of support of the Illinois business community through his efforts to create a balanced budget, future fiscal stability, and a pro-growth business climate throughout the State; and

WHEREAS, Representative Winters was happy to host numerous members of the Illinois House of Representatives at his restored prairie for an annual pheasant hunt; and

WHEREAS, Representative Winters is proud of his establishment of a new House institution, the Century Club, having done research to establish which Representatives had earned the honor of listing on the trophy, which he purchased after having earned that ignominious honor himself; and

WHEREAS, Representative Winters graduated from Hononegah High School in 1970; he earned a bachelor of arts with high honors in European history from Dartmouth College in 1974; he subsequently earned a masters of science in agricultural economics from the University of Illinois in 1976; he farmed grain, vegetables, beef cattle, and prairie grass seeds until his retirement in 2012; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate our friend and colleague, Representative Dave Winters, on his retirement from the Illinois of House of Representatives and wish him the best in his future endeavors; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to State Representative Dave Winters as a symbol of our respect and esteem.