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92_HR0970
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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The Association of Desk and Derrick Clubs (ADDC)
3 is a non-profit international organization whose purpose is
4 to promote the educational and professional development of
5 individuals employed in or affiliated with the petroleum,
6 energy, and allied industries; and
7 WHEREAS, For more than 50 years, ADDC has maintained its
8 status as a major contributor of energy education through
9 informative programs, onsite field trips, seminars, and
10 workshops; and
11 WHEREAS, Darlene Turner joined the Association of Desk
12 and Derrick Clubs in 1983 and has served the local club on
13 various committees, as a member of the Board of Directors,
14 and as a club officer; her first Association-level position
15 was in 1993 when she served as Regional Director for the
16 states of Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan,
17 Minnesota, and Kentucky; she was elected Association
18 Treasurer in 1997, chaired the Association Long Range
19 Planning Committee in 1998, and was editor of the Association
20 publication "Desk and Derrick Journal" in 1999; and
21 WHEREAS, Darlene Turner was elected Association
22 Vice-President in 2000, President-Elect in 2001, and is
23 currently serving as Association President; and
24 WHEREAS, With the assistance of a fourteen-member Board
25 of Directors, Darlene Turner is responsible for overseeing
26 the operation of the Association Distribution Office in
27 Tulsa, Oklahoma and for appointing and staffing volunteers
28 for twenty-one committees; and
29 WHEREAS, Darlene Turner is responsible for coordinating
30 the 2002 International Convention that will be held in
31 Denver, Colorado, on September 1st through 8th, 2002; the
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1 Convention will include educational field trips and seminars,
2 an industry luncheon, an awards luncheon, and a banquet, as
3 well as the convention business sessions; and
4 WHEREAS, In conducting Association business over the past
5 two years, Darlene Turner has traveled to Shreveport,
6 Louisiana, Mt. Pleasant, Mississippi, Tulsa, Oklahoma, St.
7 Louis, Missouri, Fort Worth, Texas, Albuquerque, New Mexico,
8 Houma, Louisiana, Evansville, Indiana, Houston, Texas,
9 Denver, Colorado, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, and Grand Prairie,
10 Alberta, Canada; and
11 WHEREAS, Darlene Turner and her husband, Arthur Wayne
12 Turner, are the parents of William Arthur Turner, Cheryl
13 Jalone Perrin, and Clinton David Turner and the grandparents
14 of Terry Morgan, Lacey Perrin, Trace Turner, Crayton Turner,
15 Maggie Kay Turner, Jerika Morgan, and Julana Morgan;
16 therefore, be it
17 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
18 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
19 we congratulate Darlene Turner on her dedication and service
20 as President of the Association of Desk and Derrick Clubs;
21 and be it further
22 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
23 presented to Darlene Turner as an expression of our esteem.