Full Text of HR0612 093rd General Assembly
HR0612 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives were saddened to learn of the death of Joel M. | 4 |
| Tomas of Palos Hills on December 13, 2003; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Tomas was the longest serving alderman in | 6 |
| Palos Hills history; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Tomas was born in Chicago and raised on the | 8 |
| South Side; he attended Gage Park High School, Wilson Junior | 9 |
| College, and graduated from Roosevelt University with a degree | 10 |
| in science; he later returned to Roosevelt to get a master's in | 11 |
| guidance counseling; and
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| WHEREAS, He began his teaching career at Reavis High School | 13 |
| in Burbank in 1967; for 32 years he taught human biology and | 14 |
| physical science; he created an environmental science course, | 15 |
| sponsored the senior class and the science club, started a | 16 |
| recycling program, and became a guidance counselor; and
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| WHEREAS, After Mr. Tomas retired as a teacher, he became a | 18 |
| career coordinator at Reavis and developed a program for | 19 |
| at-risk students to explore career options; and
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| WHEREAS, For 12 years, starting in the late 1960s, he also | 21 |
| worked as a laboratory technician at St. Elizabeth Hospital on | 22 |
| the Northwest Side; he also taught a judo class and was a high | 23 |
| school wrestling referee for 14 years; and
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| WHEREAS, As an alderman, Mr. Tomas represented Palos Hills' | 25 |
| 4th Ward and chaired the Public Works Committee, where he | 26 |
| helped develop a comprehensive drainage program to solve | 27 |
| flooding problems and started a recycling program; he also | 28 |
| chaired the Palos Hills Emergency Services Disaster Agency; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Joel M. Tomas will be deeply felt | 2 |
| by many, especially his wife of 35 years, Leona; his two | 3 |
| daughters, Lara and Lee Ann; his son, Joel; and his sister, | 4 |
| Heleane Battaglia; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 6 |
| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 7 |
| mourn the passing of Joel M. Tomas along with all who knew and | 8 |
| loved him and extend our sincere condolences to his family, | 9 |
| friends, and community; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 |
| presented to the family of Joel M. Tomas as an expression of | 12 |
| deepest sympathy.
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