Bill Text: IL HR1342 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Rep. Joseph M. Lyons on his years of service in the General Assembly.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2013-01-08 - Resolution Adopted [HR1342 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HR1342-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate and thank State | ||||||
| 4 | Representative Joseph M. Lyons for his many years of service on | ||||||
| 5 | behalf of the people of the State of Illinois and City of | ||||||
| 6 | Chicago; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Representative Lyons began his service to the | ||||||
| 8 | people of his district in 1996; he served as a determined and | ||||||
| 9 | vigorous legislator for the 19th District as a member of the | ||||||
| 10 | Aging, Financial Institutions, Executive, Telecommunications, | ||||||
| 11 | Veterans' Affairs, and Tollway Oversight committees; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Representative Lyons has been a leading advocate | ||||||
| 13 | for a number of important issues, including senior health, | ||||||
| 14 | education, credit unions, neighborhood safety, and providing | ||||||
| 15 | vital services to those who need them most; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Over the years, Representative Lyons has | ||||||
| 17 | championed the creation of pharmaceutical assistance programs, | ||||||
| 18 | including the Illinois Circuit Breaker and Pharmaceutical | ||||||
| 19 | Assistance Program and the Senior Citizen Prescription Drug | ||||||
| 20 | Discount Program, to help make prescription medications more | ||||||
| 21 | affordable to Illinois seniors and disabled persons; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Representative Lyons has continuously fought for | ||||||
| 2 | legislation to improve education; he has worked to increase | ||||||
| 3 | school funding throughout the State by supporting the "Fund | ||||||
| 4 | Education First Act"; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Representative Lyons has coached Chicago Park | ||||||
| 6 | District youth basketball and baseball programs at Sauganash, | ||||||
| 7 | Peterson, Portage, and Dunham Parks; an activist in his home | ||||||
| 8 | parish of Our Lady of Victory, Representative Lyons is past | ||||||
| 9 | president of the Holy Name Society, a member of the Parish | ||||||
| 10 | Stewardship Committee, and an active school parent; he is a | ||||||
| 11 | member of the Knights of Columbus, Jefferson Park Lions, a | ||||||
| 12 | Misericordia volunteer, and serves on the Executive Board and | ||||||
| 13 | Benefit Committee of St. Peter's Church in the Loop; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Representative Lyons has received numerous | ||||||
| 15 | legislator of the year awards from organizations including the | ||||||
| 16 | American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), the Illinois | ||||||
| 17 | Long Term Care Association, and the Combined Charities | ||||||
| 18 | Association of Illinois; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Representative Lyons was among the top precinct | ||||||
| 20 | captains in the 45th Ward for 30 years, working hand-in-hand | ||||||
| 21 | with former 45th ward alderman, ward committeeman, and close | ||||||
| 22 | personal friend, Pat Levar; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Each year Representative Lyons proudly holds a | ||||||
| 2 | popular senior driving seminar in his district to help educate | ||||||
| 3 | seniors on changes in the rules of the road before they | ||||||
| 4 | prepared for their driving exams; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Representative Lyons is a revered and respected | ||||||
| 6 | connoisseur of corned beef among his colleagues; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Representative Lyons has provided strong | ||||||
| 8 | leadership, sage wisdom, and a steadfast commitment to his | ||||||
| 9 | duties as chairman of the White Sox caucus; he has dutifully | ||||||
| 10 | led this caucus with a calm resolve through losing streaks, | ||||||
| 11 | playoff runs, and a 2005 World Series title; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Representative Lyons has gracefully helped lead | ||||||
| 13 | the day-to-day operations of the House while in the Speaker's | ||||||
| 14 | chair; tough but fair, Representative Lyons has helped ensure | ||||||
| 15 | this proud institution remained focused on the work of the | ||||||
| 16 | people; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Strongly committed to his family and Catholic | ||||||
| 18 | faith, Representative Lyons is a third-generation resident of | ||||||
| 19 | the northwest side, residing in Jefferson Park with his wife, | ||||||
| 20 | Kieran, and their two children, Ellie and Joey; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, Representative Lyons will be missed by his | ||||||
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| 1 | colleagues, who hold him in the highest regard for his honesty, | ||||||
| 2 | fairness, commitment, selflessness, and humor; therefore, be | ||||||
| 3 | it
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| 4 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 5 | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 6 | we congratulate and thank Illinois State Representative Joseph | ||||||
| 7 | M. Lyons for his friendship and many years of service to the | ||||||
| 8 | state; and be it further
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| 9 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 10 | presented to Representative Joseph M. Lyons as a token of our | ||||||
| 11 | respect and esteem and with our best wishes for his future | ||||||
| 12 | success.
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