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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate Richard Scheck,
4 Mayor of the Village of North Riverside, on his retirement; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Richard N. Scheck has been Mayor of the Village of
6 North Riverside for the past 20 years; he was elected in April
7 of 1989 and re-elected for his fifth term in April 2005; "the
8 small community with a big heart", North Riverside is truly a
9 community of caring people and Mayor Richard N. Scheck leads by
10 example; and
 
11     WHEREAS, During Mayor Scheck's 20 years as Mayor his
12 accomplishments include: no North Riverside property tax
13 increase in 20 years; senior and disabled handyman program;
14 senior and disabled rider program; snow shoveling program;
15 Mayor's Committee of Neighborhood Services, a group of
16 neighbors helping neighbors; successful relationship with
17 businesses; successful relationships with State
18 Representatives and Senators; tree planting program;
19 pre-school and junior kindergarten programs; youth basketball
20 and soccer programs; Mayor's Youth & Educational Scholarship
21 Program; Commons Park development; Tot-Spot Playground
22 development; Betty Scheck Memorial Cancer Walk; concerts and
23 movies in the park; 4th of July Celebration; North Riverside

 

 

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1 Day; and the Village Christmas Party; and
 
2     WHEREAS, His retirement party is Saturday, March 21st; he
3 is married and has 3 sons; his wife is Judy Scheck and his boys
4 are Michael, Rick, and Chris; he founded and owns Scheck
5 Industries, an extremely successful construction corporation,
6 and all of his boys are part of the family business; he has 11
7 grandchildren, which he will now spend more time with after his
8 retirement; and
 
9     WHEREAS, Richard Scheck was sworn in as Mayor on April 17,
10 1989; he was re-elected in the years 1993, 1997, 2001, and
11 2005; when elected as Mayor he was married to Mrs. Betty
12 Scheck, who lost her fight against cancer in January of 1997;
13 before his election as Mayor he served as President of the
14 North Riverside Little League and Chairman for the North
15 Riverside Zoning Board of Appeals for many years; therefore, be
16 it
 
17     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
18 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
19 congratulate Mayor Scheck on his retirement and wish him the
20 best in all his future endeavors; and be it further
 
21     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
22 presented to Mayor Richard Scheck as a symbol of our respect

 

 

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1 and admiration.