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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to honor Derrick Nathan Burgess for his
4many years of public service on behalf of the citizens of Sauk
5Village; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Derrick Burgess moved to Sauk Village in 1982; he
7and his loving wife, Juanita, have been married for over 42
8years and have four children, Derrick, Arleta, Steven, and
9Erika; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Derrick Burgess has been involved in his community
11and hometown of Sauk Village in many capacities; he served as
12Vice President of the St. James Catholic School Board of
13Trustees and as Chairman of the Finance Committee for the
14School in Sauk Village; he was a founding member of the Deer
15Creek Homeowners Association and helped form the Men's Club in
16Sauk Village; he also served the children of Sauk Village by
17serving as a volunteer for the Sauk Village Parks and
18Recreation Committee and served as a Commissioner for the Sauk
19Village Zoning Board of Appeals; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Derrick Burgess was appointed to the unexpired
21term of Sauk Village Village Trustee Rita Kueny by former Mayor
22Roger G. Peckham on June 13, 2006; his appointment made him the

 

 

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1first African-American man to serve as a Village Trustee in the
249-year history of the Village; he was re-elected to his
3position in 2007, 2011, and 2015; he was re-elected to a
4historic third consecutive term as Village Trustee in April of
52015, a feat which has only been matched by a select few in
6Sauk Village; and
 
7    WHEREAS, From 2006 to 2009, Derrick Burgess served as
8chairman of the Sauk Village Parks and Recreation Committee,
9where the Village enjoyed many time-honored traditions and
10programs for the youth of Sauk Village; he served as Treasurer
11of the Sauk Village Fiftieth Anniversary Committee in 2007; he
12served as Chairman of the Sauk Village Economic Development
13Committee from 2009 to 2013, during which time the Village was
14successful in securing Winpak at the Sauk Village
15LogistiCenter; he served as Chairman of the first Sauk Village
16Intergovernmental Relations Committee from 2013 to 2015,
17leading off a new venture to bring about intergovernmental
18cooperation; he also began a monthly Town Hall Meeting for the
19residents of the Village in June of 2013; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Derrick Burgess will be honored with a celebration
21of his many achievements at an event at the Trustee Burgess
22Town Hall Meeting on June 15, 2016; therefore, be it
 
23    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE

 

 

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1NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
2honor Derrick Nathan Burgess for his many years of public
3service on behalf of the citizens of Sauk Village and wish him
4continued success and happiness in the future; and be it
5further
 
6    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7presented to Derrick Burgess as a symbol of our esteem and
8respect.