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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The General Assembly takes pride in recognizing
3 the accomplishments and contributions of Illinois officials
4 and citizens; and
 
5     WHEREAS, In honor of the lasting legacy and many sacrifices
6 that Senator Vince Demuzio made for the citizenry of the State
7 of Illinois, the General Assembly would like to recognize him
8 with the rare honor of naming a State facility after this
9 former official; and
 
10     WHEREAS, Vince Demuzio was born May 7, 1941 in Gillespie;
11 he received a Bacehlor of Arts degree in education and human
12 services from the University of Illinois at Springfield in 1981
13 and a Master of Arts degree in education and public policy in
14 1996; he received an Honorary Doctorate from Lewis & Clark
15 Community College and a Doctor of Laws, Honorist Causa, from
16 Blackburn College; and
 
17     WHEREAS, Senate Majority Leader Vince Demuzio was one of
18 the most influential and highly regarded members of the
19 Illinois Senate; and
 
20     WHEREAS, Vince Demuzio used his influence to fight for the
21 interests of downstate Illinois throughout his career of public

 

 

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1 service and played the leading role in securing funding for
2 numerous economic development and job creation and training
3 efforts; and
 
4     WHEREAS, Before his service in the State Senate, Vince
5 Demuzio served as the Executive Director of the Illinois Valley
6 Economic Development Corporation, which provided job training
7 and other services for the physically and developmentally
8 disabled; and
 
9     WHEREAS, Naming the Greene County Work Camp in Vince
10 Demuzio's honor carries on his legacy of public service and
11 assisting individuals with learning the skills that improve
12 their lives and contributions to society; and
 
13     WHEREAS, Senator Vince Demuzio made vital contributions of
14 service and merit to the State of Illinois and to the State's
15 citizens and deserves to have his achievements noted and
16 remembered by current and future generations, as his memory is
17 now honored by the General Assembly; therefore, be it
 
18     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL
19 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
20 CONCURRING HEREIN, that we rename the Greene County Work Camp
21 located in Roodhouse, in honor of Vince Demuzio, as the Vince
22 Demuzio Greene County Work Camp; and be it further
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this preamble and
2 resolution be presented to the Director of Central Management
3 Services and the Director of Corrections.