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92_HR0793
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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives offer our sincere congratulations to John and
4 Phyllis Carroll who recently received the Elmhurst Jaycees'
5 2002 Distinguished Service Award; and
6 WHEREAS, John and Phyllis have committed 40 years to
7 community service; and
8 WHEREAS, John and Phyllis are the parents of two
9 children, Jim and Mary Alice; and
10 WHEREAS, The Carrolls are active members of the Church of
11 the New Covenant, United Church of Christ; and
12 WHEREAS, Mr. Carroll represented the city's First Ward
13 residents on the Elmhurst City Council as an elected alderman
14 from 1971 to 1987; and
15 WHEREAS, Mr. Carroll worked to improve the community on
16 the Elmhurst Public Library's Board of Trustees since his
17 1978 appointment; and
18 WHEREAS, As an engineering expert, Mr. Carroll worked
19 with the City Council on major infrastructure projects,
20 including relocating fire stations, enlarging and improving
21 the sewage treatment plant, replacing major sewer lines,
22 building Palmer Drive and the underpass, and bringing Lake
23 Michigan water to Elmhurst; and
24 WHEREAS, Mr. Carroll was also responsible for the
25 planning and implementation of the Elmhurst Art Museum's
26 community Clay Stomp, an event that attracted over 500 people
27 to Elmhurst; and
28 WHEREAS, Mrs. Carroll has been a dedicated public servant
29 since she began her career as a music teacher in 1974; and
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1 WHEREAS, Mrs. Carroll's dedication to improving lives is
2 evident in her work as president of the Elmhurst Historical
3 Museum Foundation and as a member of the Elmhurst League of
4 Women Voters' committee to study the needs of the Elmhurst
5 Public Library; and
6 WHEREAS, Mrs. Carroll has also been recognized as a
7 "teacher's teacher", and served as president of the District
8 205, Local #571, American Federation of Teachers; and
9 WHEREAS, The Carrolls have given their time to the
10 improvement of numerous causes ranging from politics to
11 religion, education to history, and from art to literature;
12 and
13 WHEREAS, Together the Carrolls played key roles in the
14 passage of multi-million dollar referendums to rebuild York
15 High School and to construct a new Elmhurst Public Library;
16 and
17 WHEREAS, Their achievement is a source of inspiration to
18 the entire community and State, building upon forty years of
19 service to the community in Elmhurst; therefore, be it
20 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
21 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
22 we do hereby offer our congratulations to John and Phyllis
23 Carroll; and be it further
24 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
25 presented to John and Phyllis Carroll.