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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, George Poulos retired from the Chicago Park
3 District in 1998 after 33 years of dedicated service to the
4 City of Chicago, including 18 years as the supervisor of Welles
5 Park; and
 
6     WHEREAS, On November 7, 2009, community members and friends
7 will join together in declaring the 2300 block of West
8 Sunnyside in Chicago, adjacent to Welles Park, as "Honorary
9 George Poulos Way"; and
 
10     WHEREAS, George Poulos began his career with the Chicago
11 Park District in 1969 as an hourly instructor; he was then
12 promoted to supervisor at Clarendon Park; and
 
13     WHEREAS, George Poulos became of the supervisor of Welles
14 Park in 1973 and continued to serve in that position until
15 1990; and
 
16     WHEREAS, Under George Poulos' leadership, Welles Park
17 thrived by developing a little league program, a football
18 program, a basketball program, and many other athletic
19 programs; and
 
20     WHEREAS, Many young Chicagoans benefited greatly from

 

 

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1 George Poulos' tireless leadership; and
 
2     WHEREAS, Many Chicago Park District staff, whose career
3 paths took them through Welles Park, were fortunate to have
4 George Poulos as a mentor and a leader; therefore, be it
 
5     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
6 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
7 congratulate and thank George Poulos for the many years of
8 dedicated service he has given to his community and for the
9 unveiling of the "Honorary George Poulos Way" street sign on
10 the 2300 block of West Sunnyside in Chicago; and be it further
 
11     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be given
12 to George Poulos and his family as a symbol of our esteem and
13 respect.