HR1559 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to recognize State Representative Ron Wait for his outstanding service and hard work on behalf of the people of the State of Illinois; and

WHEREAS, Representative Wait, who was first elected in 1983, has served a total of 25 years in the Illinois House of Representatives, making him the longest currently serving House Republican member; and

WHEREAS, In addition to his service as State Representative, he has served his community as an accountant, attorney, coach, farm manager, and special education teacher; he holds a J.D. from Drake University Law School, an M.B.A. from Northern Illinois University, an M.S. in Special Education from Northern Illinois University, and a B.S. in Accounting from Drake University; and

WHEREAS, Representative Wait served as a Trustee at Belvidere United Methodist Church, a Trustee at the Citizen's Waste Management Board, and as a Trustee at The Children's Home and Aid Society; he also served on the Highland Hospital Board where he was previously president, the Janet Wattles Mental Health Board, as well as The United Way Advisory Board; and

WHEREAS, Representative Wait played a pivotal role in the citing and retention of the Chrysler Assembly facility in Belvidere that has fueled the local economy and created thousands of jobs throughout his representative district; and

WHEREAS, Representative Wait has been a tireless advocate for the reduction of teen smoking, focusing on increasing education, and deterrents aimed at tobacco and minors; and

WHEREAS, Representative Wait has consistently stood by his belief that, in all, the State of Illinois is better served by less legislation and regulation and therefore consistently maintained a minimalistic legislative philosophy where less was more; and

WHEREAS, Representative Wait will be conspicuously missed as a permanent fixture at nearly every extra-curricular function and reception to be added to the social calendar as he has been during his twenty five years of service to the people of northwest Illinois; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Representative Ron Wait on his retirement from the Illinois House of Representatives and wish him the best in his future endeavors; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to State Representative Ron Wait as a symbol of gratitude for his years of service.