Bill Text: IL HR0066 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Linda E. Daley on her retirement as legislative aide/chief of staff of Rep. David Leitch.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-01-28 - Added Co-Sponsor All Other Members of the House [HR0066 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR0066-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, Linda E. Daley retired on January 1, 2015 after | ||||||
3 | extraordinary service as legislative aide and chief of
staff to | ||||||
4 | Rep. David R. Leitch, beginning in January of 1989; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Linda Daley is recognized throughout Illinois for | ||||||
6 | her exceptional ability to solve difficult
constituent | ||||||
7 | problems, her fundraising prowess, and her legions of friends | ||||||
8 | within the General Assembly,
State agencies, and legislative | ||||||
9 | staff; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Linda Daley has earned the esteem of the Peoria | ||||||
11 | community for her service on the Peoria
District 150 Board of | ||||||
12 | Education from 1986 to 1996; the Peoria Charter School Board | ||||||
13 | from 1996 to 1998; the
Peoria Public Library Board from 2004 to | ||||||
14 | 2013; and currently, the Peoria Riverfront Museum Board of
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15 | Trustees from 2013 to present; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Linda Daley was President of the District 150 | ||||||
17 | School Board in 1991 and from 1994 to 1996; she was especially | ||||||
18 | proud
of developing the Valeska Hinton Early Childhood Center, | ||||||
19 | the most innovative early childhood center of
its day; in 1996, | ||||||
20 | the Illinois State Board of Education selected her for the | ||||||
21 | statewide "Those Who Excel"
award of excellence; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Linda Daley, as building committee chair, led a | ||||||
2 | $28 million project to construct a new library
and renovate 4 | ||||||
3 | others, including a Carnegie landmark; the projects were under | ||||||
4 | budget and ahead of
schedule; she was Vice-President from 2010 | ||||||
5 | to 2012 and President from 2012 to 2013 of the Peoria Public | ||||||
6 | Library Board; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Linda Daley's other honors include the "25 Women | ||||||
8 | in Leadership", the 2006 Key Leader award, the YMCA Illini
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9 | Cluster in 1998, the "Leading Edge" community leadership award | ||||||
10 | in 1996, and the Charles C. Schlink Good
Government Award in | ||||||
11 | 1995; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Linda Daley graduated from the University of | ||||||
13 | Illinois with a Bachelor of Science in Biology; she was a GED | ||||||
14 | instructor from 1988 to 1989 and taught horticulture at | ||||||
15 | Illinois Central College from 1977 to 1979; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Linda Daley has 3 children, Aaron (Becky), | ||||||
17 | grandson Parker; Adam (Morgan), grandchildren,
Emerson, Grant, | ||||||
18 | and Palmer; and Alison; therefore, be it
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19 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
20 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
21 | commend Linda E. Daley for her excellent service on behalf of | ||||||
22 | the people of Illinois and wish her a long and happy |
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1 | retirement; and be it further
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2 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
3 | presented to Linda Daley as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
4 | respect.
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