Bill Text: IL HR0741 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Honors Dalward J. DeBruzzi for his lifetime of dedicated service to his community.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2009-10-30 - Resolution Adopted [HR0741 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR0741-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 honor Dalward J. DeBruzzi for | ||||||
| 4 | his lifetime of dedicated service to his community; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Dalward DeBruzzi served his country with pride and | ||||||
| 6 | distinction as a member of the United States Navy during World | ||||||
| 7 | War II; he served in the South Pacific and was present at the | ||||||
| 8 | battle areas of Leyte Gulf, Palaway Island, Mindoro, San Pedro | ||||||
| 9 | Harbor, Eniwetok, and Saipan; he received the Victory Medal, a | ||||||
| 10 | Presidential Citation, the Philippine Liberation Medal, and | ||||||
| 11 | the Pacific Area Combat Medal and was recommended for a Purple | ||||||
| 12 | Heart for his meritorious service; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Dalward DeBruzzi earned a bachelor's degree in | ||||||
| 14 | education from Illinois State University and a bachelor's | ||||||
| 15 | degree in finance from Northeastern Illinois University; he | ||||||
| 16 | then earned his master's degree from Loyola University; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Dalward DeBruzzi served as a Chicago public school | ||||||
| 18 | teacher for 38 years; he also served on the faculty of the | ||||||
| 19 | Illinois Institute of Technology and Wright College; at IIT, he | ||||||
| 20 | taught computer science and headed the Algebraic Computer | ||||||
| 21 | Science program in 1972; he currently serves as a tutor to | ||||||
| 22 | needy children in his spare time; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, During his tenure at IIT, Dalward DeBruzzi | ||||||
| 2 | authored 2 books and used the proceeds from the sale of those | ||||||
| 3 | books to purchase educational materials for his students; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Dalward DeBruzzi served as a draft board | ||||||
| 5 | commissioner; he also served on the Board of Election | ||||||
| 6 | Commissioners for the City of Chicago for several years; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Dalward DeBruzzi received a Presidential Citation | ||||||
| 8 | in 1982 from President Ronald Reagan; he also received a | ||||||
| 9 | citation for public service from | ||||||
| 10 | Langdon P. Neal, Chairman of the Board of Election | ||||||
| 11 | Commissioners for the City of Chicago; therefore, be it
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| 12 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 13 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 14 | honor Dalward J. DeBruzzi for his lifetime of dedicated service | ||||||
| 15 | to his community and wish him continued success and happiness | ||||||
| 16 | in the future; and be it further
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| 17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 18 | presented to Dalward DeBruzzi as a symbol of our esteem and | ||||||
| 19 | respect.
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