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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Gregory L. Wright
4on the occasion of his retirement from his position as
5Superintendent of the Posen-Robbins School District; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Gregory Wright was born in Chicago to Paul and
7Jeanette Wright; he graduated from Eisenhower High School in
8Blue Island in 1970; he earned his bachelor's degree from
9Wisconsin State University in 1975, his Master of Arts in
10secondary education from Governors State University in 1988,
11and his Master of Science in Education Administration in 1991,
12also from Governors State University; he received his
13certificate of Advanced Study with a Superintendent's
14endorsement from Loyola University in 1994; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Gregory Wright began his career in 1976 at
16Eisenhower High School as a physical education/health and
17history teacher, where he doubled as a coach in football and
18wrestling from 1976 to 1992; in 1992, he was promoted to
19Assistant Principal and Athletic Director at Eisenhower High
20School; in 1994, he worked as Interim Superintendent for Hazel
21Crest School District 152 1/2 and then as Assistant Principal
22at the Keller School with the Posen-Robbins School District;
23and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Gregory Wright married Joann Drake on July 26,
21980 and they had 3 children, David and Terrence in 1981, and
3Lynnette in 1987; and
 
4    WHEREAS, In 1995, Gregory Wright founded a successful
5temporary employment agency; he re-entered the education field
6in 2001 and became the Superintendent of the Posen-Robbins
7School District and steered it through a period of continued
8progress; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Gregory Wright, along with his family, are
10faithful members of New Faith Baptist Church International in
11Matteson; he served as a trustee for the Village of Robbins
12from 1998 to 2007 and on the Posen-Robbins Board of Education
13for 16 years, 8 of those as Board President; therefore, be it
 
14    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
15NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
16we congratulate Gregory L. Wright on his retirement as
17Superintendent of the Posen-Robbins School District, and wish
18him the best in all his future endeavors; and be it further
 
19    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
20presented to Gregory Wright as an expression of our esteem and
21respect.