Full Text of SR2217 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, State Senator Tom Rooney has represented the | 3 | | citizens of the 27th Senate District since September 2016; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Senator Rooney has displayed his continued | 5 | | commitment to civic service, having first served on the Rolling | 6 | | Meadows City Council, then as alderman, and later as mayor of | 7 | | the City of Rolling Meadows; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Senator Rooney demonstrated his passion for | 9 | | education by teaching economics and history at West Leyden High | 10 | | School for over 20 years; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Senator Rooney first served his nation in the | 12 | | United States Marine Corps Reserve; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Senator Rooney joined the General Assembly by | 14 | | filling the vacancy created by the late Senator Matt Murphy's | 15 | | retirement; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Senator Rooney first took to the Senate floor as | 17 | | part of the YMCA Youth and Government program, serving as | 18 | | Governor in 1986 during their model government experience; he | 19 | | has continued to support and encourage the growth of the YMCA | 20 | | program; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Senator Rooney worked as a page in the Illinois | 2 | | House of Representatives in 1985 and again in the House | 3 | | Minority Leadership Office in 1987; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Senator Rooney is the only senator in recent | 5 | | memory to have debated a bill from atop a step stool; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Senator Rooney has been a proud member of the | 7 | | unofficial "On-time Caucus"; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Senator Rooney served as the Minority | 9 | | Spokesperson on the Senate Higher Education Committee; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Senator Rooney served on the Higher Education | 11 | | Working Group, working with lawmakers to develop a series of | 12 | | legislative initiatives to strengthen the colleges and | 13 | | universities in Illinois, making them more attractive and | 14 | | affordable for students across the state for many years to | 15 | | come; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Senator Rooney has served with enthusiasm, | 17 | | passion, and respect for the office; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Senator Rooney always acted in the interest of the | 19 | | 27th District and in service to his constituents; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Senator Rooney will return to Rolling Meadows, | 2 | | where he will remain active in the community and in the | 3 | | classroom and continue to relate principles of economics to the | 4 | | fiscal future of Illinois; therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 6 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we thank Senator Tom | 7 | | Rooney for his dedicated service to the people of Illinois and | 8 | | honor him with this resolution; and be it further
| 9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 | | presented to Senator Rooney as an expression of our esteem, | 11 | | respect, and best wishes for his future endeavors.
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