Full Text of HR0913 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Blake E. Roderick on the | 4 | | occasion of his retirement as Executive Director of the | 5 | | Pike-Scott Farm Bureau and the Two Rivers Farm Bureau | 6 | | Foundation in May 2022 after serving members for over 41 | 7 | | years; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Beginning in 1981, Blake Roderick served the | 9 | | Sangamon County Farm Bureau, the Pike County Farm Bureau, the | 10 | | Scott County Farm Bureau, and the Pike-Scott Farm Bureau after | 11 | | their merger in 2018; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, During his career, Blake Roderick was a strong | 13 | | advocate on many issues affecting farm bureau members; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Blake Roderick organized flood fighting efforts | 15 | | on the Illinois and Mississippi rivers and organized several | 16 | | issue campaigns, including private property rights protection, | 17 | | sane wetland regulations, renewable energy ordinances, right | 18 | | to raise livestock, farmland assessment, state and county tax | 19 | | issues, and state and federal regulations; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Blake Roderick actively served in many local, | 21 | | state, and national organizations; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Blake Roderick served as chairman of the Illini | 2 | | Community Hospital System during its successful transition to | 3 | | become part of the Blessing Health System; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Blake Roderick served on the executive committee | 5 | | of the National Waterways Conference; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Blake Roderick is currently the vice-chairman of | 7 | | the Mid-America Port Commission, which serves Illinois, Iowa, | 8 | | and Missouri; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Blake Roderick is also a commissioner of the | 10 | | Mid-America Intermodal Authority Port District; therefore, be | 11 | | it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 13 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 14 | | we congratulate Blake E. Roderick on the occasion of his | 15 | | retirement as Executive Director of the Pike-Scott Farm Bureau | 16 | | and the Two Rivers Farm Bureau Foundation, thank him for his | 17 | | many years of service, and wish him many happy and healthy | 18 | | retirement years; and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to Blake Roderick as a symbol of our esteem and |
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