Bill Text: IL HR0731 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates and thanks George Poulos for the many years of dedicated service he has given to his community and for the unveiling of the "Honorary George Poulos Way" street sign on the 2300 block of West Sunnyside in Chicago.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2009-10-30 - Resolution Adopted [HR0731 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR0731-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, George Poulos retired from the Chicago Park | ||||||
| 3 | District in 1998 after 33 years of dedicated service to the | ||||||
| 4 | City of Chicago, including 18 years as the supervisor of Welles | ||||||
| 5 | Park; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, On November 7, 2009, community members and friends | ||||||
| 7 | will join together in declaring the 2300 block of West | ||||||
| 8 | Sunnyside in Chicago, adjacent to Welles Park, as "Honorary | ||||||
| 9 | George Poulos Way"; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, George Poulos began his career with the Chicago | ||||||
| 11 | Park District in 1969 as an hourly instructor; he was then | ||||||
| 12 | promoted to supervisor at Clarendon Park; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, George Poulos became of the supervisor of Welles | ||||||
| 14 | Park in 1973 and continued to serve in that position until | ||||||
| 15 | 1990; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Under George Poulos' leadership, Welles Park | ||||||
| 17 | thrived by developing a little league program, a football | ||||||
| 18 | program, a basketball program, and many other athletic | ||||||
| 19 | programs; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Many young Chicagoans benefited greatly from | ||||||
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| 1 | George Poulos' tireless leadership; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Many Chicago Park District staff, whose career | ||||||
| 3 | paths took them through Welles Park, were fortunate to have | ||||||
| 4 | George Poulos as a mentor and a leader; therefore, be it
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| 5 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 6 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 7 | congratulate and thank George Poulos for the many years of | ||||||
| 8 | dedicated service he has given to his community and for the | ||||||
| 9 | unveiling of the "Honorary George Poulos Way" street sign on | ||||||
| 10 | the 2300 block of West Sunnyside in Chicago; and be it further
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| 11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be given | ||||||
| 12 | to George Poulos and his family as a symbol of our esteem and | ||||||
| 13 | respect.
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