Bill Text: IL HR0487 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulates Arcelia Watson, reading teacher at Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School, on her retirement.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2009-05-29 - Resolution Adopted [HR0487 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-HR0487-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives are pleased to congratulate Arcelia Watson,
reading teacher at Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School, on
her retirement; and
WHEREAS, She spent the first six years of her 54 year
teaching career at a school in East Lynn; she spent the rest in
Paxton, first at the high school and the last 40 years serving
at the junior high, where she taught English and reading; and
WHEREAS, During her career, she influenced decades of
students, as well as a large group of present-day teachers in
the Paxton-Buckley-Loda district, including her former student
and now the principal of the junior high and her boss, Jeff
Graham; and
WHEREAS, She is a sports fan and goes to numerous events,
recently attending the Indianapolis 500 time trials; she has
also attended many NASCAR races and also about 45 Indianapolis
500 races; she is a Green Bay Packers fan and a big University
of Illinois fan; and
WHEREAS, She has served as an usher at sports events at
Memorial Stadium and the Assembly Hall for many years, and her

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present duties are in the area of the press and private boxes;
she also works at concerts at the Assembly Hall; and
WHEREAS, She likes to travel and has gone to Europe, Asia,
South America, the Vatican, Red Square in Moscow, and The Great
Wall of China; she is looking forward to continuing her travels
with her son, Dennis Watson and her daughter, Susan Allen, and
her five grandchildren; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
congratulate Arcelia Watson on her retirement and years of
service to the children of the Paxton-Buckley-Loda area; and we
wish her the best in all her future travels and adventures; and
be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to Arcelia Watson as a symbol of our respect and
esteem.