Bill Text: IL HR0122 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulates Robert G. Klein for being designated as the 2011 Citizen of the Year by the City of Darien.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)

Status: (Passed) 2011-03-01 - Resolution Adopted [HR0122 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HR0122-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives are pleased to congratulate Robert G. Klein for
being designated as the 2011 Citizen of the Year by the City of
Darien; and
WHEREAS, Robert Klein married Sylvia Genelle Beatty on
December 31, 1964; together, they had two sons, Robert Jason
and Justin Glenn; and
WHEREAS, Robert Klein attended Elgin Academy from 1950 to
1954 and Knox College in Galesburg from 1954 to 1956; and
WHEREAS, Robert Klein served his country with pride and
distinction as a member of the United States Air Force; after
enlisting in 1956, he immediately entered navigator training as
an Aviation Cadet; he was subsequently commissioned as a Second
Lieutenant Reserve Officer and received his Navigator Wings in
1958; the following year, he entered Electronics
Countermeasures School at Biloxi, Mississippi and received his
second set of Wings; from 1959 to 1963, he flew as an
Electronics Countermeasures Officer on B-52F's at Carswell Air
Force Base in Fort Worth, Texas; in 1964, he was promoted to
Captain, finished his pilot training, and received his Pilot
Wings; in 1965, he was assigned to the 1371st Photo Mapping

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Wing, which took him all around the world as an Instructor
Pilot Aircraft Commander on Lockheed C-130A aircraft from 1965
to 1968; after promotions to the rank of Regular Officer in
1966 and Major in 1968, he resigned his commission in 1969 to
work in the family business, Award Emblem Manufacturing Company
in Chicago; that same year, he entered the United States Air
Force Reserve and flew RC-130's until 1971 at O'Hare
International Airport; and
WHEREAS, Robert Klein was employed at TWA as a pilot/flight
engineer from 1969 to 1976; he has also served as managing
director of Award Emblem Manufacturing Company in Chicago since
the passing of his father and brother in 1972; and
WHEREAS, Robert Klein has served as a volunteer with
numerous civic and charitable organizations, including
Advocate Hinsdale Hospital, the Boy Scouts of America, the
Canal Corridor Association, the Carriage Way West Homeowner's
Association in Darien, Crime Stoppers of Bolingbrook, the
Darien-Woodridge Fire Protection District, the DuPage Fire
District Association, the Greater Joliet Area YMCA Board of
Directors, the Indian Prairie Public Library in Darien, the
IPPL Foundation, the Joliet Junior College Foundation, the
Joliet Area Historical Museum, Lewis University in Romeoville,
the Northern Illinois Fire Protection Districts Board of
Directors, Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, the

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Rotary Club of Darien, the University of St. Frances in Joliet,
the Will County Center for Economic Development, and the
Workforce Investment Board of Will County; and
WHEREAS, Robert Klein has been the recipient of numerous
other awards and accolades, including the Ora L. Pelton III
Award from the Elgin Academy for being an outstanding male
graduate; the Outstanding Electronic Warfare Officer award at
Carswell Air Force Base in 1963; the Outstanding Mr. Vice Award
at Webb Air Force Base in 1965; the De La Salle Award from
Lewis University on October 9, 2003 for extraordinary service
and leadership in his community; his induction into the Susan
H. Wood Hall of Fame on June 12, 2005 for his support and
dedication to Joliet Junior College; and recognition as
Co-Chair of the March of Dimes Signature Chefs Auction for two
years in Bolingbrook on October 25, 2007; and
WHEREAS, Robert Klein serves as a model of hard work,
integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of
Illinois; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
we congratulate Robert G. Klein for being designated as the
2011 Citizen of the Year and wish him continued success and
happiness in the future; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to Robert Klein as a symbol of our esteem and
respect.