Full Text of HR1240 095th General Assembly
HR1240 95TH 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 Al Hill, Director | 4 |
| of Parks for Zion, on his retirement; and
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| WHEREAS, He is a native of Hammond, Indiana, and attended | 6 |
| Bishop Noll High School in East Chicago, Indiana; he attended
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| Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa from 1968 to 1970; he served in | 8 |
| the United States Army from 1970 to 1972; he received his
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| Bachelor of Science degree from Indiana University in 1975
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| his Masters of Science degree from Indiana University in 1976; | 11 |
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| WHEREAS, He was Zion Park District Ice Arena Manager from | 13 |
| 1976 to 1978, Superintendent of Recreation from 1978 to 1981 in | 14 |
| Stevens Point, Wisconsin, Director of Parks & Recreation for | 15 |
| the Zion Park District from 1981 until his retirement on April | 16 |
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2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Significant achievements while Mr. Hill served as | 18 |
| Director include the initiation of the Annual Festival of | 19 |
| Lights in Zion, the renovation of Port Shiloh Swimming Pool, | 20 |
| the initiation and guiding of the vision, planning, and | 21 |
| acquisition of the site, construction, and operation of | 22 |
| Shepherd's Crook Golf Course, the installation of the |
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| irrigation system at Shiloh Park Golf Course, the overseeing of | 2 |
| the acquisition of more than 140 acres of additional park land | 3 |
| and open space, and obtaining more than $1 million in State and | 4 |
| federal grant monies; and
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| WHEREAS, He is a founding member of the Coalition for | 6 |
| Healthy Communities, a member of the Board of Directors for the | 7 |
| Zion Area Chamber of Commerce, serving two terms, a member of | 8 |
| the Zion Economic Development Corporation, a member of the Zion | 9 |
| TIF Board, a member of the Lake County Public Water District | 10 |
| Board, and a member of the Illinois Park & Recreation | 11 |
| Association and the National Recreation & Park Association; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Hill plans to spend his retirement traveling, | 13 |
| including a special trip to Southeast Asia; he also plans to | 14 |
| spend time with his grandchildren and family; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 16 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 17 |
| congratulate Mr. Hill and wish him the best in his future | 18 |
| endeavors; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 |
| presented to Al Hill as a symbol of our respect.
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