Bill Text: IL HR1034 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Roger Bergia, Peoria Heights Public School District #325 superintendent, on his retirement.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-05-10 - Resolution Adopted [HR1034 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HR1034-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 congratulate Roger Bergia, | ||||||
| 4 | Peoria Heights Public School District #325 Superintendent, on | ||||||
| 5 | his retirement; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from | ||||||
| 7 | Eureka College, where he played football and participated in | ||||||
| 8 | track; he received his Master of Arts degree from Bradley | ||||||
| 9 | University; he took postgraduate classes at Bradley | ||||||
| 10 | University, Western Illinois University, and the University of | ||||||
| 11 | Illinois; while in college, he was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha | ||||||
| 12 | fraternity and Phi Delta Kappa fraternity; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, He has served 52 years in the Village of Peoria | ||||||
| 14 | Heights; he attended school in Peoria Heights, and after | ||||||
| 15 | college, returned to teach and coach for 5 years, and became a | ||||||
| 16 | school principal in 1965; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, He was later promoted to Assistant | ||||||
| 18 | Superintendent; in 1974, he was promoted to District | ||||||
| 19 | Superintendent and has served in that capacity for 38 years; | ||||||
| 20 | and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, In 1981, he was named the School Administrator of | ||||||
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| 1 | the Year by the Illinois State Board of Education; in 1992, he | ||||||
| 2 | received the Exemplary Practices Award in Early Childhood | ||||||
| 3 | Education from the Illinois State Board of Education; in 1993, | ||||||
| 4 | he received the Business-Education Partnership Award from the | ||||||
| 5 | Illinois State Board of Education; in 1996, he received the | ||||||
| 6 | Exemplary Partnership Award in Construction Industry Prep | ||||||
| 7 | Work-Based Learning from the Illinois State Board of Education; | ||||||
| 8 | and, in 1981, he received the Outstanding Citizenship Award | ||||||
| 9 | from the Peoria Heights Chamber of Commerce; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, He was named to Who's Who in American Education in | ||||||
| 11 | 1992; Who's Who in the Midwest in 1984; Who's Who in America in | ||||||
| 12 | 1999; and Who's Who in the World in 1997; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, His hard work and dedication to his career have | ||||||
| 14 | made him respected in Peoria Heights and the surrounding area; | ||||||
| 15 | and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Superintendent Bergia will retire at the end of | ||||||
| 17 | the 2012 school year, leaving behind a legacy of wisdom and | ||||||
| 18 | patience remembered fondly by his many students; he will enjoy | ||||||
| 19 | his retirement along with his wife, Val; his daughters, Lori, | ||||||
| 20 | Amy, and Beth; and his grandchildren, Chelsea, Collin, Hanna, | ||||||
| 21 | and Jake; therefore, be it
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| 22 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
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| 1 | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 2 | we congratulate Roger Bergia on his retirement and wish him the | ||||||
| 3 | best in his future endeavors; and be it further
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| 4 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 5 | presented to Roger Bergia as a symbol of our respect and | ||||||
| 6 | esteem.
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