Bill Text: IL HR0325 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Russ Slinkard on being the 2013 recipient of the Boy Scouts of America's Distinguished Citizen Award.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-05-09 - Resolution Adopted [HR0325 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HR0325-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 Russ Slinkard on | ||||||
4 | being the 2013 recipient of the Boy Scouts of America's | ||||||
5 | Distinguished Citizen Award; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Russ Slinkard, began his service to his community | ||||||
7 | with a successful career as a minister; he later worked for | ||||||
8 | Illinois Bell Telephone Company in marketing and public | ||||||
9 | affairs, the First National Bank of Joliet, and Three Rivers | ||||||
10 | Manufacturers Association; currently he serves as president & | ||||||
11 | CEO of the Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce and Industry; | ||||||
12 | under his vision and guidance, the chamber has celebrated and | ||||||
13 | achieved significant growth and success; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Russ Slinkard has volunteered thousands of hours | ||||||
15 | to community organizations including the United Way of Will | ||||||
16 | County, where he has been board president, campaign chair, and | ||||||
17 | a Board of Directors and Executive Committee member, the Center | ||||||
18 | for Economic Development, where he has served as a charter | ||||||
19 | board member for 11 years, and Silver Cross Hospital, where he | ||||||
20 | has served for over 24 years and is on the hospital's board of | ||||||
21 | trustees; and
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22 | WHEREAS, Russ Slinkard's commitment to others has been |
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1 | acknowledged numerous times throughout the years, the most | ||||||
2 | recent award being the Sangmeister Medal of Excellence awarded | ||||||
3 | by Silver Cross Hospital to a leading citizen recognized for | ||||||
4 | outstanding contributions to the common good of society; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Russ Slinkard has been married to Sara for 25 | ||||||
6 | years; they have 3 children, Brian, Lisa, and Regina, 2 | ||||||
7 | step-daughters, Shannon and Shelby, 4 grandchildren, and 4 | ||||||
8 | step-grandchildren; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Russ Slinkard will be presented with the award at | ||||||
10 | a ceremonial dinner to take place on June 19, 2013, in Joliet; | ||||||
11 | therefore, be it
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12 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
13 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
14 | we congratulate Russ Slinkard on being the 2013 recipient of | ||||||
15 | the Boy Scouts of America's Distinguished Citizen Award; and be | ||||||
16 | it further
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17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
18 | presented to Russ Slinkard as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
19 | respect.
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