Full Text of HR0301 96th General Assembly
HR0301 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate Lieutenant | 4 |
| Commander Paul J. McNabb on the occasion of his retirement as | 5 |
| Senior Naval Science Instructor of the East Aurora High School | 6 |
| Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps on August 31, 2009; | 7 |
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| WHEREAS, Lt. Cmdr. Paul McNabb has had a long and | 9 |
| distinguished career with the United States Navy; he entered | 10 |
| the Navy on July 7, 1972 as a Naval Flight Officer Candidate; | 11 |
| he received his wings as a Naval Flight Officer in June of | 12 |
| 1973; from 1974 to 1976, he served in Fighter Squadron 103, | 13 |
| based out of Oceana, Virginia, where he flew off the U.S.S. | 14 |
| Saratoga; in April of 1982, he was commissioned as a Navy | 15 |
| Chaplain and sent to serve on the U.S.S. Simon Lake, based out | 16 |
| of St. Mary's, Georgia; in 1984, he served as station chaplain | 17 |
| of Glenview NAS in Glenview; he was later transferred to the | 18 |
| United States Marine Corps to serve as Battalion Chaplain of | 19 |
| the 7th Engineer Battalion, First Service Support Group at Camp | 20 |
| Pendleton, California; in 1990, he was sent to Marine Air Group | 21 |
| 14 in Cherry Pt., North Carolina, where he remained until his | 22 |
| retirement from active service on December 1, 1995; and
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| WHEREAS, Following his retirement from active service, Lt. |
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| Cmdr. Paul McNabb began a Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training | 2 |
| Corps (NJROTC) at East Aurora High School; he began the program | 3 |
| by recruiting from April to May of 1996; by August of 1996, he | 4 |
| was teaching classes, with a total enrollment of 165 cadets; | 5 |
| today, the program is more successful than ever, with an | 6 |
| average enrollment of over 500 cadets for more than five years | 7 |
| in a row; and
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| WHEREAS, Under Lt. Cmdr. Paul McNabb's inspired | 9 |
| leadership, the East Aurora High School NJROTC has gained much | 10 |
| acclaim for its dedication and hard work; the organization was | 11 |
| selected as "Best New Unit" in Area Nine NJROTC in 1996; the | 12 |
| NJROTC has also been the recipient of the "CNET Unit" award in | 13 |
| 1998, the "Distinguished Unit" award from 2002 to 2008, the | 14 |
| "Area Best Unit" in 2003, 2005, and 2007; in addition, Lt. | 15 |
| Cmdr. McNabb was nominated as Kane County Educator of the Year | 16 |
| in 1998 and received the "Superintendent's" award from the Kane | 17 |
| County office; and
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| WHEREAS, Lt. Cmdr. Paul McNabb serves as a model of hard | 19 |
| work, integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | 20 |
| Illinois; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 22 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 23 |
| congratulate Lieutenant Commander Paul J. McNabb on the |
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| occasion of his retirement and wish him many happy and healthy | 2 |
| retirement years; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 |
| presented to Lt. Cmdr. Paul McNabb as a symbol of our esteem | 5 |
| and respect.
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