Bill Text: IL HR1007 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulates Robert L. Johnson, Sr. on 20 years as a Trustee with the Peoria Park District Board.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Passed) 2016-02-11 - Resolution Adopted [HR1007 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-HR1007-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives wish to congratulate Robert L. Johnson, Sr. on
20 years as a Trustee with the Peoria Park District Board; and
WHEREAS, Robert Johnson, Sr. was appointed to the Board as
Southern District Trustee in 1995; he was re-elected in 1997,
2001, 2005, 2009, and 2013; he served as Vice-President of the
Board in 1999, 2006, and 2011; and
WHEREAS, Robert Johnson, Sr. has a record of community
service through neighborhood associations and school advisory
groups; he served as a member of the Illinois Association of
Park Districts' Joint Publication Committee, the Joint
Distinguished Committee, and on the Program Committee of the
Illinois Association of Park Districts; he currently serves on
the Riverfront Program and Policy Advisory Committee and has
been a member since 2001; he served as Chairman of the Park
District Planning Committee, the Finance Committee, and
currently serves as Chairman of the Recreation Advisory
Committee; and
WHEREAS, Robert Johnson, Sr. has successfully presented
grant requests to Illinois Department of Natural Resources for
Open Space Land Acquisition and Development grants, including:

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Logan Park Basketball Courts and Picnic Shelters, $200,000;
Proctor Recreation Center Park and Water Playground, $212,500;
Southtown/Carver Park Ball fields and Habideck, PHASE 11,
$200,000; and Mossville Soccer, $393,700; and
WHEREAS, Robert Johnson, Sr. is an inductee of the African
American Hall of Fame Museum, Inc. and has been recognized for
his efforts in conjunction with the development of the John
Gwynn Family Aquatic Center and Park, Logan Park renovations,
and most recently, the Proctor Recreation Center Water
Playground and Park; he is the recipient of the "1999 Citizen
of the Year Award" from Men of Theta Xi, Graduate Chapter Omega
Psi Phi Fraternity, recognizing outstanding community
leadership; in 2000, he received the Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr. Drum Major Award; in January of 2012, he was awarded the
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drum Major Award for Cultural
Development; and
WHEREAS, In 2001, Robert Johnson, Sr. received the
"Hometown Hero" award, presented by Peoria Area Convention and
Visitors Bureau for his involvement in bringing the Illinois
Association of Park Districts convention to Peoria with
approximately 3,000 participants for a 4-day convention; in
2005, he was inducted into the South-West Kiwanis Club "The One
With the Dash"; and

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WHEREAS, Robert Johnson, Sr. and his wife, Gail, have been
married for 38 years and have 4 children; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
congratulate Robert L. Johnson, Sr. on 20 years as a Trustee
with the Peoria Park District Board, and we wish him many more
successful years; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to Robert Johnson, Sr. as an expression of our esteem
and respect.