Bill Text: IL HR0726 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizes Ray Drake on his retirement as vice president of UPS State Government Affairs and commends him for his 46 years of service to UPS.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-03-15 - Resolution Adopted [HR0726 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HR0726-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives wish to recognize Ray Drake on the occasion of | ||||||
4 | his retirement as vice president of State Government Affairs | ||||||
5 | for the United Parcel Service; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Ray Drake was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey; a | ||||||
7 | Yankees baseball fan since his youth, he developed an early | ||||||
8 | interest in politics; he earned his Bachelor of Arts in | ||||||
9 | Political Science from The College of New Jersey, during which | ||||||
10 | time he began his career with the United Parcel Service (UPS) | ||||||
11 | as a package handler in 1976; upon graduation, he joined the | ||||||
12 | management team in the Industrial Engineering Department at | ||||||
13 | UPS, serving in various assignments at both state and regional | ||||||
14 | levels; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Ray Drake spent 35 years in Engineering and | ||||||
16 | Operations at UPS, 33 of which were in management, before | ||||||
17 | transitioning to Government Affairs; he is retiring as vice | ||||||
18 | president of State Government Affairs on March 31, 2022, where | ||||||
19 | he has been responsible for 21 Midwestern and Northern states, | ||||||
20 | including Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and | ||||||
21 | Wisconsin; he has served in this capacity for the last 11 | ||||||
22 | years; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Ray Drake, as a transportation advocate, has made | ||||||
2 | a number of notable accomplishments in and around the General | ||||||
3 | Assembly; he developed and helped secure funding for UPS's | ||||||
4 | Chicagoland Regional College Program, a successful ongoing | ||||||
5 | public-private partnership program that was recognized by the | ||||||
6 | Obama White House for UPS's ability to employ thousands of | ||||||
7 | student workers while assisting them in obtaining college | ||||||
8 | degrees; he aided in passing legislation designed to create | ||||||
9 | parity in the tax rates that are paid on differing types of | ||||||
10 | fuels when used in motor vehicles (Public Act 100-0009); he | ||||||
11 | assisted in the passing of a bill that granted licensing to | ||||||
12 | third-party logistics providers, or what are commonly called | ||||||
13 | 3PLs (Public Act 101-0420); and
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14 | WHEREAS, Ray Drake, when not fulfilling his UPS | ||||||
15 | obligations, has served and continues to serve in various | ||||||
16 | civic capacities; he was the past chairman of the Illinois | ||||||
17 | Chamber of Commerce, where he also served as its vice chairman | ||||||
18 | and secretary; he is the current chairman of the Illinois | ||||||
19 | Chamber Foundation Board and serves on the Chicagoland | ||||||
20 | Chamber's Board of Directors and its Public Policy Committee; | ||||||
21 | he serves on The Civic Federation's Board of Directors; he | ||||||
22 | also serves on the IDOT-established Illinois State Freight | ||||||
23 | Advisory Council, and he was the past chair of the Executive | ||||||
24 | Steering Committee for the group; his expansive breadth of | ||||||
25 | knowledge on transportation issues is welcomed and |
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1 | sought-after as a board member of trucking associations in | ||||||
2 | Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin, as well as | ||||||
3 | with several legislative committees of other state chambers; | ||||||
4 | and
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5 | WHEREAS, Ray Drake, as a resident of St. Charles, gives | ||||||
6 | back to his community as a board member of CASA (Court | ||||||
7 | Appointed Special Advocates for Children) of Kane County, an | ||||||
8 | organization that advocates for the best interests of children | ||||||
9 | in abuse and neglect cases within the Juvenile Justice System; | ||||||
10 | and
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11 | WHEREAS, Ray Drake is married to Mary Beth, and they have | ||||||
12 | three adult children; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Ray Drake serves as a role model of hard work, | ||||||
14 | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | ||||||
15 | Illinois; his absence will not only be felt at UPS but also by | ||||||
16 | all those outside of UPS and the General Assembly who have had | ||||||
17 | the opportunity to work alongside him; therefore, be it
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18 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
19 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
20 | we recognize Ray Drake on his retirement as vice president of | ||||||
21 | UPS State Government Affairs, and we commend him for his 46 | ||||||
22 | years of service to UPS; and be it further
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1 | RESOLVED, That we wish Ray Drake and his family the very | ||||||
2 | best in a long and happy retirement; and be it further
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3 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
4 | presented to Ray Drake as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
5 | respect.
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