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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate George A. McCoy on
4 the occasion of his retirement as Park Commissioner of the
5 Channahon Park District after 38 years of dedicated service;
6 and
 
7     WHEREAS, George McCoy was elected to serve as Park
8 Commissioner of the Channahon Park District in 1971, during the
9 original formation of the park district; upon his election, he
10 became one of the five original members of the Channahon Park
11 District Board; currently, he is the last remaining original
12 Park Commissioner serving on the Board; and
 
13     WHEREAS, George McCoy has served nearly half of his 38-year
14 career with the Channahon Park District Board as the Board's
15 president; and
 
16     WHEREAS, Every initiative that the Channahon Park District
17 Board has accomplished in its 38-year history has happened
18 during George McCoy's tenure, including the district's
19 designation in 1997 as the top public park and recreation
20 system in the nation among communities under 20,000 residents
21 in size; he has been present for the district's phenomenal
22 growth, from a leased park facility to a single undeveloped

 

 

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1 park to a fully grown local public park system of over 450
2 acres at 26 locations, including award-winning and
3 nationally-recognized projects at Heritage Bluffs Public Golf
4 Club and the Heritage Crossing Field House; and
 
5     WHEREAS, George McCoy serves as a model of hard work,
6 integrity, and dedication for the citizens of Channahon, the
7 employees of the Channahon Park District, and the people of the
8 State of Illinois; therefore, be it
 
9     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
10 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
11 congratulate George A. McCoy on the occasion of his retirement
12 and wish him many happy and healthy retirement years; and be it
13 further
 
14     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
15 presented to George McCoy as a symbol of our esteem and
16 respect.