Bill Text: IL HR0803 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulates John T. Hooker, Executive Vice President, Legislative and External Affairs of Commonwealth Edison Company, on his retirement.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Passed) 2012-02-22 - Resolution Adopted [HR0803 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HR0803-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives are pleased to congratulate John T. Hooker,
Executive Vice President, Legislative and External Affairs of
Commonwealth Edison Company, who is retiring after forty-four
years of service to the company; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Hooker, who started in the ComEd mailroom in
1968, has epitomized the American spirit of hard work and
steadfast dedication to create a better life for himself, his
wife, Kim, his family, and his community; he has been
instrumental in helping ComEd build bridges to the community it
serves and to better represent the diversity of its 3.6 million
customers; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Hooker has become one of the most respected
policy advocates in Springfield, known by all for his honesty,
integrity, ability to work with all sides of an issue, and an
unending personal dedication to make Illinois a better place
for all; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Hooker has been a key advocate for the reform,
revitalization, and restructuring of the State's electric
industry and the modernization of the State's electric
infrastructure, and other important policy initiatives; and

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WHEREAS, Prior to his appointment as executive vice
president, he served as senior vice president of Legislative &
Governmental Affairs and was responsible for managing ComEd's
relationships with the Chicago City Council, the Illinois
General Assembly, and other State agencies; previous to that
position, he served as senior vice president of Legislative &
External Affairs for ComEd; and
WHEREAS, At the same time he served as vice president,
Property Management, Exelon Energy Delivery, with
responsibility for facilities, real estate, and claims at both
ComEd and Philadelphia-based sister company PECO Energy; and
WHEREAS, John T. Hooker is noted for his many "Hookerisms"
of which one highlights his professional career, "will make it
work"; and
WHEREAS, He has served in numerous ComEd departments for 44
years, holding management positions in industrial relations,
marketing, governmental, and regulatory affairs; his expertise
was instrumental to the passage of Illinois' Customer Choice
Law of 1997; he is a founding member of the Exelon African
American Members' Association (EAAMA); founded in 1990, the
organization focuses on building members' individual growth
opportunities within the company; and

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WHEREAS, He serves on the board of directors of the Chicago
State University Foundation; the Peoples Consumer Cooperative;
the Safer Foundation; Junior Achievement; and The African
American Legacy Initiative; he is a member of the American
Association of Black in Energy, an organization devoted to
increasing the number of blacks and other minorities in
energy-related fields; he also is a member of Chicago State
University's Business Hall of Fame committee, and is involved
with the Chicago Public Schools Youth Motivation Program;
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
we congratulate John T. Hooker on his retirement and wish him
the best in his future endeavors; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to John T. Hooker as a symbol of our respect and
esteem.