Full Text of HR1107 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Evelyn Gleason on the | 4 | | occasion of her retirement as Director of the Midlothian Park | 5 | | District; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Evelyn Gleason has been a resident of Midlothian | 7 | | her entire life; she attended St. Christopher School and Bremen | 8 | | High School; she subsequently earned her Bachelor of Science in | 9 | | Education from Northern Illinois University in 1970, became a | 10 | | Certified Park and Recreation Professional, and earned her | 11 | | Master's in Public Administration from Governor's State | 12 | | University in 2011; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Evelyn Gleason served as a teacher at St. | 14 | | Christopher's Parish from 1970 to 1976 and at Incarnation | 15 | | School in Palos Heights from 1993 to 1997; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Evelyn Gleason has served on the District 228 | 17 | | School Board since 1993; she served as the Board's | 18 | | Vice-President from 1995 to 1997 and as the Board's President | 19 | | from 1999 to 2001 and from 2005 to 2007; during her tenure, she | 20 | | has served on every District 228 Board Committee, including the | 21 | | Finance, Labor/Management, Personnel, Policy, Student | 22 | | Services, and Teaching and Learning committees; she was also |
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| 1 | | instrumental in the passage of a Bremen District 228 referendum | 2 | | in 1997; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Evelyn Gleason was hired to serve as Director of | 4 | | the Midlothian Park District in June of 1997; as Director, she | 5 | | has overseen the remodeling of all six parks in the district; | 6 | | she was a member of the Mid Mark Water Commission; she was also | 7 | | instrumental in getting a referendum passed in 2002; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Evelyn Gleason was the recipient of the Illinois | 9 | | Association of Park Districts "Best of the Best" Award in 2012 | 10 | | in honor of her work with the Midlothian Park District; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Evelyn Gleason has two children, Jerry and Bill, | 12 | | and four grandchildren; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Evelyn Gleason serves as a model of hard work, | 14 | | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | 15 | | Illinois; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 17 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 18 | | congratulate Evelyn Gleason on the occasion of her retirement | 19 | | and wish her continued success and happiness in the future; and | 20 | | be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to Evelyn Gleason as a symbol of our esteem and | 3 | | respect.
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