Full Text of HJR0022 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, James L. Easterly's accomplishments have made a | 3 | | lasting impression upon the Illinois Department of | 4 | | Transportation (IDOT) and the State of Illinois; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, James Easterly received a bachelor's degree in | 6 | | Civil Engineering from Bradley University in 1969 and a | 7 | | master's degree in Public Administration from the University | 8 | | of Illinois in 1996; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, James Easterly began working for IDOT after high | 10 | | school and continued until his retirement in May 2003; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, During his time with IDOT, James Easterly served | 12 | | in a variety of capacities, including as resident engineer, | 13 | | statewide construction engineer, and district engineer in | 14 | | Springfield and Collinsville, and culminated his career as | 15 | | IDOT Director of Highways; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, James Easterly was a mentor and friend to all; he | 17 | | was an outstanding engineer who dedicated his career to public | 18 | | service and to building a better Illinois; he gave generously | 19 | | of himself, providing leadership, engineering excellence, and | 20 | | guidance to IDOT; he left a lasting legacy of safety and | 21 | | improvements to the transportation system in Illinois that |
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| 1 | | will stand the test of time and benefit future generations for | 2 | | years to come; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, James Easterly was well respected by those within | 4 | | IDOT and the private sector for the example he set, the | 5 | | fairness he displayed, and the leadership he provided; one of | 6 | | his greatest gifts to his staff, future generations of IDOT | 7 | | employees, and to the public was his ability to value and build | 8 | | partnerships that found common ground within the communities | 9 | | and the State of Illinois; he helped IDOT become one of the | 10 | | best and most respected departments of transportation in the | 11 | | country; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, James Easterly and his achievements at IDOT | 13 | | deserve recognition by the citizens of Illinois; therefore, be | 14 | | it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 16 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 17 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the Illinois | 18 | | Department of Transportation, District 6 Headquarters in | 19 | | Springfield, as the "James L. Easterly Building"; and be it | 20 | | further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 22 | | presented to Mrs. James L. Easterly, Governor JB Pritzker, the |
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| 1 | | Secretary of State, and the Director of Central Management | 2 | | Services.
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