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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are proud to congratulate James R. Donoval
4 for his efforts on behalf on Seguin Services; and
5 WHEREAS, Mr. Donoval will be honored at a special event
6 on June 7, 2002, at which a plaque will be unveiled honoring
7 him for his service as President of the Board of Directors of
8 Seguin Services and his outstanding volunteer service to the
9 children and adults of Seguin Services; and he will be
10 recognized by Seguin Services as the Marjorie A. Feeney
11 Volunteer of the Year at the Annual Awards Celebration on
12 June 27, 2002; and
13 WHEREAS, Mr. Donoval was a member of the Seguin Services
14 Board of Directors from February, 1993 through June, 2002,
15 and he served as President of the Board of Directors from
16 July, 1999 through June, 2002; and
17 WHEREAS, During his tenure on the Board, Mr. Donoval was
18 a member of various Board Committees, including the Finance
19 Committee, the Development Committee, the Constitution and
20 By-Laws Committee, and the Nominating Committee; he has
21 greatly assisted Seguin Services in the acquisition of homes
22 and the initiation of services to persons with developmental
23 disabilities; and
24 WHEREAS, Mr. Donoval has been a leader in the tremendous
25 growth of services by Seguin to address the needs of adults
26 and children with disabilities in the local community; he is
27 responsible for the initiation of the "You Hold The Key"
28 project, which is intended to raise funds to provide for the
29 ongoing upkeep, safety, and security of Seguin homes and the
30 people with developmental disabilities residing in those
31 homes; he has been especially helpful in raising funds to
32 support Seguin operations to build a "rainy day" fund,
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1 including the establishment of a golf outing, and the support
2 of Seguin through special events and its individual giving
3 program; and
4 WHEREAS, Mr. Donoval received his bachelor's degree in
5 Finance and Management and his law degree from DePaul
6 University in Chicago; he is a Certified Public Accountant;
7 and
8 WHEREAS, Mr. Donoval has worked for Andersen Consulting,
9 served as Director of Budgeting for Northwest Hospital,
10 worked with Arthur Anderson in tax consulting, worked in
11 private practice as an attorney, served as chief legal
12 counsel for the Illinois Liquor Control Commission, and
13 worked in the law offices of Edward R. Vrdolyak, Ltd.; he
14 currently works in the law offices of Brown, Udell, &
15 Pomerantz, Ltd.; and
16 WHEREAS, Mr. Donoval has served as an elected trustee for
17 Morton Community College; he has served in support of the
18 Berwyn-Cicero Council on Aging; and he has served as a member
19 of the Pav YMCA Board of Directors; and
20 WHEREAS, Mr. Donoval received recognition for outstanding
21 service from the National Association of Liquor
22 Administrators in 1993 and he is professionally recognized as
23 an expert in Illinois liquor law; and
24 WHEREAS, Mr. Donoval's exemplary record of service to the
25 community is a great source of pride to his family, including
26 his wife, Sharon Hammer, his mother, Anne Donoval, and his
27 sisters, Carolyn Bennett and Janet DePuy; therefore, be it
28 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
29 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
30 we congratulate James R. Donoval for his long and
31 distinguished record of volunteer service to the children and
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1 adults of Seguin Services; and be it further
2 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
3 presented to James R. Donoval as an expression of our esteem.