Bill Text: IL HR0178 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Richard Walker on his retirement as director of Parks and Recreation, Zion Park District.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-03-21 - Resolution Adopted [HR0178 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HR0178-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Richard Walker, | ||||||
4 | Director of Parks & Recreation, Zion Park District, as he steps | ||||||
5 | down from his position; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Richard Walker has been director for 5 years and | ||||||
7 | worked in the parks & recreation field for over 22 years before | ||||||
8 | becoming director; and
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9 | WHEREAS, As director, Richard Walker oversaw a budget of | ||||||
10 | more than $2.1 million and supervised more than 70 full and | ||||||
11 | part-time staff members; he developed and implemented | ||||||
12 | marketing strategies for the park district and its facilities, | ||||||
13 | solicited and secured funding support for events and programs, | ||||||
14 | established and articulated the philosophy of the special | ||||||
15 | facilities of the Zion Park District, and helped participate in | ||||||
16 | the "team approach" for the development of Shepherd's Crook | ||||||
17 | Golf Course, the renovation of the Shiloh Park Pool, and the | ||||||
18 | current renovation of the Park District Leisure Center and | ||||||
19 | Senior Center; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Richard Walker developed, implemented, and | ||||||
21 | coordinated a series of extended group tours for selected | ||||||
22 | markets, served as staff liaison to the Save the Rink |
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1 | Committee, prepared and filed all documents for the | ||||||
2 | establishment of the Zion Park District Foundation, and | ||||||
3 | planned, submitted for approval, and conducted all aspects of | ||||||
4 | the annual 4th of July Celebration and the annual Jubilee Days | ||||||
5 | Festival Parade; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Before assuming the duties of director, Richard | ||||||
7 | Walker was the Zion Park District Superintendent of Special | ||||||
8 | Facilities since November 1988; before becoming Superintendent | ||||||
9 | of Special Facilities, he was the Zion Park District Special | ||||||
10 | Events Director from September 1985 to November 1988, the | ||||||
11 | Grayslake Community Park District Director of Parks & | ||||||
12 | Recreation from April 1978 to September 1985, and the Crystal | ||||||
13 | Lake Park District Superintendent of Recreation from June 1976 | ||||||
14 | to March 1978; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Richard Walker received a bachelors of science in | ||||||
16 | park administration from Illinois State University in 1975; he | ||||||
17 | is a member of the Illinois Park & Recreation Association, the | ||||||
18 | National Park & Recreation Association, past president and | ||||||
19 | current executive director of the Jubilee Days Festival | ||||||
20 | Commission, current president and board of directors member for | ||||||
21 | the Special Recreation Services of Northern Lake County, | ||||||
22 | current member and executive board member and past president | ||||||
23 | and vice-president of the Zion Exchange Club, current | ||||||
24 | secretary/treasurer of the Zion Park District Foundation, and a |
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1 | current member and past chair of the Finance Committee and | ||||||
2 | Building Construction Committee for the Shepherd of the Lakes | ||||||
3 | Lutheran Church; therefore, be it
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4 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
5 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
6 | we congratulate Richard Walker, Director of Parks & Recreation, | ||||||
7 | Zion District, as he begins his retirement, thank him for his | ||||||
8 | service to his community, and wish him all the best in his | ||||||
9 | future endeavours; and be it further
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10 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
11 | presented to Richard Walker as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
12 | respect.
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