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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Richard Clemmons, director of External Relations,
3 President's Office for the Illinois Farm Bureau (IFB), will
4 retire from his position on June 30, 2006, after 36 years of
5 service; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Mr. Clemmons has held a number of management
7 positions during his 36-year career with Illinois Farm Bureau,
8 primarily working in government affairs areas dealing with
9 various local and State legislative issues and concerns; and
 
10     WHEREAS, He began his career with IFB in 1970 while still a
11 student at Illinois State University (ISU); after graduating,
12 he served as county executive secretary for the Mason County
13 Farm Bureau; in 1976, he became assistant director of Local
14 Government and Government Affairs for IFB; from 1981 to the
15 present, he has held a number of director level positions
16 within the Farm Bureau organization; and
 
17     WHEREAS, He holds a bachelor degree in education from
18 Illinois State University; he was a registered lobbyist in
19 Illinois and served on the organizing committee for the
20 Illinois Council for Food and Agricultural Research; and
 
21     WHEREAS, He sits on the ISU Alumni Association Board of
22 Directors, the ISU Foundation Board, and is the immediate past
23 president of the alumni board; he is the current chair of the
24 State 4-H Foundation Board for the University of Illinois and
25 is a current member of the Normal (Illinois) Kiwanis Club; he
26 is a past member of the Town of Normal Zoning Board of Appeals
27 and Planning Commission and served on The Baby Fold Board for
28 nine years; and
 
29     WHEREAS, Rich Clemmons married Gretchen on February 21,
30 1970; he is the father of Sarah, Erin, and Chris; therefore, be

 

 

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2     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
3 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
4 we congratulate Richard Clemmons on the occasion of his
5 retirement from the Illinois Farm Bureau after 36 years of
6 service; and be it further
 
7     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8 presented to Mr. Clemmons as an expression of our esteem and
9 with best wishes for a relaxing retirement.