Full Text of HR1045 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate our friend and | 4 | | colleague, Illinois State Representative Jack McGuire, on the | 5 | | occasion of his retirement after many years of service to the | 6 | | people of the State of Illinois; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Representative Jack McGuire, also known as | 8 | | "Gentleman Jack" by his fellow Representatives, was born and | 9 | | raised in Joliet; after graduating from Joliet Catholic High | 10 | | School and attending Joliet Junior College, he graduated from | 11 | | Colorado State College and began a career as a teacher and | 12 | | coach; he also served as the Joliet Township Supervisor prior | 13 | | to his work in the Illinois House of Representatives; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Representative McGuire served his country with | 15 | | pride as a member of the United States Army and served overseas | 16 | | during his time there; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Representative McGuire has served the people of | 18 | | the 86th District since 1991; during his tenure, he has served | 19 | | on the House Transportation, Railroad, Federal Funding, | 20 | | Tourism, and Aging Committees; he also served as the | 21 | | chairperson of the Aging Committee from the 90th General | 22 | | Assembly to the 93rd General Assembly; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Throughout his legislative career, Representative | 2 | | McGuire has made it his duty to speak for children, senior | 3 | | citizens, people with disabilities, and others who did not have | 4 | | a voice of their own; he worked to secure additional grants for | 5 | | school safety and education improvement and fought ceaselessly | 6 | | to improve education standards; he also worked to expand the | 7 | | circuit breaker and pharmaceutical assistance program, which | 8 | | enabled lower-income Illinois seniors to receive affordable | 9 | | prescription drugs and property tax relief; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Representative McGuire is an active member of his | 11 | | community; he is a member of numerous social service boards, | 12 | | including the Salvation Army, the Senior Services Center, the | 13 | | Will/Grundy Medical Clinic, Foster Grandparents, the Housing | 14 | | Foundation, and the Center for Independent Living; he has also | 15 | | served as the Secretary and Vice-President of the | 16 | | Irish-American Society; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Representative McGuire has been the recipient of | 18 | | numerous awards for his work, including the Legislator of the | 19 | | Year award by the American Red Cross, the Zeke Giorgi Labor | 20 | | Award, and the Josephine Oblinger Award; he has also been | 21 | | honored by the Will County Farm Bureau, the Region Two Area | 22 | | Agency on Aging, the Senior Services Center, the Senior | 23 | | Companion Program, the American Cancer Society, and Citizens |
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| 1 | | with Disabilities for his many legislative achievements; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Representative McGuire will enjoy his well-earned | 3 | | retirement with his loving wife, Patricia, his children, and | 4 | | his grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 6 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 7 | | we congratulate our friend and colleague, Illinois State | 8 | | Representative Jack McGuire, on his retirement from the | 9 | | Illinois House of Representatives and wish him the best in his | 10 | | future endeavors; and be it further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to Representative Jack McGuire as a symbol of our | 13 | | esteem and respect.
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