Bill Text: IL HR1326 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Honors Gary L. Clayton on his 25 years as the CEO of the Illinois Association of Realtors.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2012-12-05 - Resolution Adopted [HR1326 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HR1326-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 Gary L. Clayton on
his 25 | ||||||
| 4 | years of dedicated service as the chief executive officer of | ||||||
| 5 | the Illinois Association of Realtor; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Gary L. Clayton is a native of Poplar Bluff, | ||||||
| 7 | Missouri; he was born on December 8, 1948; his
parents are | ||||||
| 8 | Howard (deceased) and Juanita Clayton; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Gary L. Clayton received his elementary and high | ||||||
| 10 | school education in Poplar Bluff; he has an
undergraduate | ||||||
| 11 | degree in political science from Southeast Missouri State | ||||||
| 12 | University and a master's degree in
social justice | ||||||
| 13 | administration from the University of Illinois at Springfield; | ||||||
| 14 | and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Gary L. Clayton serves on the National Association | ||||||
| 16 | of Realtors (NAR) board of directors
and is the association | ||||||
| 17 | executive appointed to the NAR Executive Committee; he is vice | ||||||
| 18 | chair of the Realtors
Property Resource Advisory Board and past | ||||||
| 19 | chair of the NAR Association Executives Committee; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, In 2011, Gary L. Clayton was awarded the | ||||||
| 21 | prestigious national William R. Magel Award of
Excellence, | ||||||
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| 1 | which honors an individual who has truly excelled in his or her | ||||||
| 2 | role as an association executive of a local
or state Realtors | ||||||
| 3 | association; and
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| 4 | WHEREAS, Gary L. Clayton holds the Certified Association | ||||||
| 5 | Executive (CAE) designation from ASAE & The
Center for | ||||||
| 6 | Association Leadership as well as the Realtor Association | ||||||
| 7 | Certified Executive (RCE) designation
from the National | ||||||
| 8 | Association of Realtors; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Before coming to IAR, Gary L. Clayton served for 8 | ||||||
| 10 | years as director of the Illinois
Department of Registration | ||||||
| 11 | and Education; prior to that, he was deputy director of the | ||||||
| 12 | Illinois Department of Law
Enforcement's Internal | ||||||
| 13 | Investigation Division and a postal inspector for the U.S. | ||||||
| 14 | Postal Service in Chicago; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Through Gary L. Clayton's vision, leadership, and | ||||||
| 16 | hard work, the Illinois Association of Realtors is one of the | ||||||
| 17 | most highly respected organizations at the State capitol and is | ||||||
| 18 | a trusted and consistent voice at the capitol on issues | ||||||
| 19 | relating to property ownership, the real estate industry, and | ||||||
| 20 | private property rights; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, Gary L. Clayton has been married to his loving | ||||||
| 22 | wife, Marcia, for 34 years and they are the proud
parents of | ||||||
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| 1 | Skip (wife Laurie), Bill (wife Sarah), Mark, and Jim and | ||||||
| 2 | grandparents to Carly and Halle; therefore, be it
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| 3 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 4 | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 5 | we honor Gary L. Clayton for his stellar work as chief | ||||||
| 6 | executive officer of
the Illinois Association of Realtors and | ||||||
| 7 | wish him continued success and happiness in the future; and be | ||||||
| 8 | it further
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| 9 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 10 | presented to Gary L. Clayton as a symbol of our
esteem and | ||||||
| 11 | respect.
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