Full Text of HR1669 095th General Assembly
HR1669 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 honor our esteemed colleague, | 4 |
| Illinois State Representative Joe Dunn, for his many years of | 5 |
| dedicated service to the people of the State of Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, Representative Joe Dunn was born on February 1, | 7 |
| 1968 in New Jersey; he grew up in DuPage County and attended | 8 |
| Montini Catholic High School; he received his bachelor's degree | 9 |
| from Northern Illinois University and his Masters in Business | 10 |
| Administration from DePaul University; and
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| WHEREAS, Representative Joe Dunn is a Certified Public | 12 |
| Accountant and is the managing director of an investment fund; | 13 |
| he is also a commercially rated pilot and the founder of | 14 |
| General Aviators, Inc.; and
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| WHEREAS, Representative Joe Dunn has served faithfully as a | 16 |
| State Representative of the 96th District since 2003, | 17 |
| representing DuPage and Will Counties for residents in | 18 |
| Naperville, Aurora, and Warrenville; and
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| WHEREAS, Representative Joe Dunn has served on numerous | 20 |
| legislative committees, including the Committee of the Whole | 21 |
| and the Financial Institutions, Insurance, Judiciary I - Civil |
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| Law, Least Cost Power Procurement, and Renewable Energy | 2 |
| committees; he also served as the Republican Spokesperson for | 3 |
| the Tollway Oversight committee; and
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| WHEREAS, Representative Joe Dunn has been the catalyst for | 5 |
| many beneficial pieces of legislation passed through the | 6 |
| General Assembly; he helped pass legislation to increase | 7 |
| penalties for those driving on a revoked license when the | 8 |
| revoked license was based on reckless homicide or aggravated | 9 |
| driving under the influence when injuries or death occurred; he | 10 |
| helped ensure safety in library settings by requiring library | 11 |
| patron records to become available for police personnel in | 12 |
| needed in emergencies through the Library Records | 13 |
| Confidentiality Act; he simplified the process for | 14 |
| organizations that use gaming for charitable purposes, such as | 15 |
| bingo and jar games; he supported legislation to allow Indian | 16 |
| Prairie Unit District 204 the means to purchase land for the | 17 |
| construction of a proposed Metea Valley High School; he | 18 |
| recognized and supported awareness of the MEDIC program and its | 19 |
| potential for saving lives in the City of Naperville and the | 20 |
| State of Illinois; he passed a new law to require board members | 21 |
| to report any knowledge of child abuse to the Department of | 22 |
| Child and Family Services; he also supported legislation to | 23 |
| close a tax loophole that would prevent taxing bodies from | 24 |
| collecting more tax money than voters thought they were | 25 |
| approving in referenda; and |
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| WHEREAS, Beyond his service in the Illinois House of | 2 |
| Representatives, Representative Joe Dunn has also served as a | 3 |
| Wheatland Township Trustee, Chairman of the Finance Committee, | 4 |
| and liaison to the Planning Commission; and
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| WHEREAS, Representative Joe Dunn has two sons and one | 6 |
| daughter and is a resident of Naperville; and | 7 |
| WHEREAS, Representative Joe Dunn's unwavering commitment | 8 |
| to the safety and welfare of the people of the 96th District | 9 |
| and to the people of this State have made him a role model for | 10 |
| the members of this august body and to the people of the State | 11 |
| of Illinois; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 14 |
| thank Representative Joe Dunn for his service in the Illinois | 15 |
| House of Representatives and wish him our best in his future | 16 |
| endeavors; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 |
| presented to Representative Joe Dunn as a symbol of the esteem | 19 |
| and respect we have for our colleague and friend.
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