Full Text of HR0535 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Gary T. Robinson on | 4 | | the occasion of his retirement after 38 years of distinguished | 5 | | service with the State of Illinois, including almost 3 years | 6 | | with the Illinois Department of Transportation, 35 years with | 7 | | the Illinois Department of Public Health, and the last 29 years | 8 | | as the Deputy Director in the Office of Finance and | 9 | | Administration; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Gary Robinson has served under 9 Directors of | 11 | | Public Health and has deftly handled numerous positions and | 12 | | assignments over the years, most of them simultaneously; his | 13 | | positions include Chief of Accounting Services, Agency | 14 | | Procurement Officer, Internal and External Audit Liaison, | 15 | | Fiscal Officer, Budget Officer, Analyst, and overseeing | 16 | | physical services, Regional Health Officers, and the Division | 17 | | of Local Health Administrators; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Gary Robinson has been instrumental in drafting | 19 | | and implementing the annual budget for the Department of Public | 20 | | Health; he has testified before hundreds of legislative | 21 | | committees; he has been diligent in achieving the Department's | 22 | | goal and vision of guaranteeing people live healthier lives by | 23 | | ensuring the safety of the water we drink, the food we eat, and |
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| 1 | | the air we breathe; he has also maintained the continuity of | 2 | | the Department for more than 3 decades with his historical | 3 | | knowledge and understanding of the internal working of State | 4 | | government; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Gary Robinson has had many professional | 6 | | accomplishments during his career in public health; he has been | 7 | | an annual meeting, finance, audit, and personnel committee | 8 | | member, Treasurer, and President of the Illinois Public Health | 9 | | Association; he is a National Public Health Leadership | 10 | | Institute Scholar, Mentor, and Fellow; he is also a member of | 11 | | the Local Health Liaison Committee and the Association of State | 12 | | and Territorial Health Officers Management Committee; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Gary Robinson received his Bachelor of Arts in | 14 | | Business from Bradley University and his Master of Business | 15 | | Administration from the University of Illinois at Springfield; | 16 | | he was also an adjunct assistant professor at the University of | 17 | | Illinois at Springfield as part of the Masters in Public Health | 18 | | program; therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 20 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 21 | | congratulate Gary T. Robinson on the occasion of his retirement | 22 | | after many years of distinguished service with the Department | 23 | | of Public Health and wish him the best in all his future |
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| 1 | | endeavors; and be it further
| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to Gary T. Robinson as an expression of our esteem | 4 | | and respect.
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