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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate and thank Brother
4 Michael Quirk for his 24 years of dedicated service and
5 leadership to the De La Salle Institute in Chicago; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Brother Michael Quirk received his bachelor's and
7 master's degrees from Lewis University in Romeoville; he has
8 served as a Christian Brother for 25 years; and
 
9     WHEREAS, Brother Michael Quirk began his career with the De
10 La Salle Institute in 1983, accepting a position as a Business
11 Manager; he became the first President of De La Salle in 1989;
12 and
 
13     WHEREAS, As President of the De La Salle Institute, Brother
14 Michael Quirk oversaw many important changes that were made to
15 the institution; he supervised the school's change from an
16 institution governed by the Christian Brothers into a separate
17 non-profit organization with a Board of Directors; he also
18 expanded the educational initiatives of De La Salle through his
19 founding of the Tolton Adult Educational Center in 1990, as
20 well as the Lourdes Hall Campus for young women in 2002, which
21 enabled De La Salle to become a co-institutional high school;
22 and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, Brother Michael Quirk has also served on the
2 boards of many non-profit institutions, including Lewis
3 University and the College of Santa Fe; he is also a member of
4 the Chicago Board of Ethics; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Brother Michael Quirk is a dedicated family man
6 and was a devoted son to his late parents, Frank and Theresa
7 Quirk; he is proud of his entire family, which includes Teri
8 and Dennis Johnson, Jeannie Johnson, Julie Johnson, Brian
9 Johnson, Mairellen Leverence, Megan and Gary Zerbach, Michale
10 and Abby Leverence, Kevin and Kathleen Leverence, Jim and
11 Kristen Quirk, Lauren and Brian Rose, Colleen Quirk, Randall
12 Quirk, Aunt Jane Quirk, and Sister Jane Martin; he is also very
13 committed to his nieces and nephews and has always given help
14 and support to them as they proceed through their lives; and
 
15     WHEREAS, Upon his departure from the De La Salle Institute,
16 Brother Michael Quirk will serve as the first President
17 Emeritus of the De La Salle Institute and as the President of
18 Christian Brothers Services, Inc., positions that will
19 undoubtedly be performed well by this man of great dedication
20 and propriety; therefore, be it
 
21     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
22 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we

 

 

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1 congratulate and thank Brother Michael Quirk for his 24 years
2 of dedicated service and leadership to the De La Salle
3 Institute and wish him continued success and happiness in the
4 future; and be it further
 
5     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6 presented to Brother Michael Quirk as a symbol of our esteem
7 and respect.