Full Text of HR0726 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to recognize Ray Drake on the occasion of | 4 | | his retirement as vice president of State Government Affairs | 5 | | for the United Parcel Service; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Ray Drake was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey; a | 7 | | Yankees baseball fan since his youth, he developed an early | 8 | | interest in politics; he earned his Bachelor of Arts in | 9 | | Political Science from The College of New Jersey, during which | 10 | | time he began his career with the United Parcel Service (UPS) | 11 | | as a package handler in 1976; upon graduation, he joined the | 12 | | management team in the Industrial Engineering Department at | 13 | | UPS, serving in various assignments at both state and regional | 14 | | levels; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Ray Drake spent 35 years in Engineering and | 16 | | Operations at UPS, 33 of which were in management, before | 17 | | transitioning to Government Affairs; he is retiring as vice | 18 | | president of State Government Affairs on March 31, 2022, where | 19 | | he has been responsible for 21 Midwestern and Northern states, | 20 | | including Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and | 21 | | Wisconsin; he has served in this capacity for the last 11 | 22 | | years; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Ray Drake, as a transportation advocate, has made | 2 | | a number of notable accomplishments in and around the General | 3 | | Assembly; he developed and helped secure funding for UPS's | 4 | | Chicagoland Regional College Program, a successful ongoing | 5 | | public-private partnership program that was recognized by the | 6 | | Obama White House for UPS's ability to employ thousands of | 7 | | student workers while assisting them in obtaining college | 8 | | degrees; he aided in passing legislation designed to create | 9 | | parity in the tax rates that are paid on differing types of | 10 | | fuels when used in motor vehicles (Public Act 100-0009); he | 11 | | assisted in the passing of a bill that granted licensing to | 12 | | third-party logistics providers, or what are commonly called | 13 | | 3PLs (Public Act 101-0420); and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Ray Drake, when not fulfilling his UPS | 15 | | obligations, has served and continues to serve in various | 16 | | civic capacities; he was the past chairman of the Illinois | 17 | | Chamber of Commerce, where he also served as its vice chairman | 18 | | and secretary; he is the current chairman of the Illinois | 19 | | Chamber Foundation Board and serves on the Chicagoland | 20 | | Chamber's Board of Directors and its Public Policy Committee; | 21 | | he serves on The Civic Federation's Board of Directors; he | 22 | | also serves on the IDOT-established Illinois State Freight | 23 | | Advisory Council, and he was the past chair of the Executive | 24 | | Steering Committee for the group; his expansive breadth of | 25 | | knowledge on transportation issues is welcomed and |
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| 1 | | sought-after as a board member of trucking associations in | 2 | | Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin, as well as | 3 | | with several legislative committees of other state chambers; | 4 | | and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Ray Drake, as a resident of St. Charles, gives | 6 | | back to his community as a board member of CASA (Court | 7 | | Appointed Special Advocates for Children) of Kane County, an | 8 | | organization that advocates for the best interests of children | 9 | | in abuse and neglect cases within the Juvenile Justice System; | 10 | | and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Ray Drake is married to Mary Beth, and they have | 12 | | three adult children; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Ray Drake serves as a role model of hard work, | 14 | | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | 15 | | Illinois; his absence will not only be felt at UPS but also by | 16 | | all those outside of UPS and the General Assembly who have had | 17 | | the opportunity to work alongside him; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 19 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 20 | | we recognize Ray Drake on his retirement as vice president of | 21 | | UPS State Government Affairs, and we commend him for his 46 | 22 | | years of service to UPS; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That we wish Ray Drake and his family the very | 2 | | best in a long and happy retirement; and be it further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to Ray Drake as an expression of our esteem and | 5 | | respect.
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