Bill Text: IL HR1353 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Mark McLeRoy on his retirement and recognizes his many years in public service.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-11-15 - Resolution Adopted [HR1353 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR1353-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 Mark McLeRoy on his | ||||||
4 | retirement and recognize his many years of public service; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Mark McLeRoy's political career included serving | ||||||
6 | as Alderman for the Freeport City Council from 1961 to 1969, | ||||||
7 | Mayor of the City of Freeport from 1969 to 1989, Chairman of | ||||||
8 | the Stephenson County Republican Party from 1990 to 1992, and | ||||||
9 | Stephenson County Board Member from 1990 to 2002; he was also a | ||||||
10 | Stephenson County Republican Precinct Committeeman at various | ||||||
11 | times from 1960 to 1994 for a total of 18 years; and
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12 | WHEREAS, During his tenure as Freeport Mayor, Mark McLeRoy | ||||||
13 | was a member of the Northern Illinois Mayors Association from | ||||||
14 | 1969 to 1989 where he served as
President from 1974 to 1975; | ||||||
15 | and a member of the Illinois Municipal League Board of | ||||||
16 | Directors
from 1973 to 1989, serving as President from 1982 to | ||||||
17 | 1983; he was invited to the White House by President Ronald | ||||||
18 | Reagan
in 1983 and was appointed to the Illinois Local | ||||||
19 | Government Law Enforcement Officers Training Board
from 1985 to | ||||||
20 | 1989 by Governor James Thompson; and
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21 | WHEREAS, During his tenure as a Stephenson County Board | ||||||
22 | Member, Mark McLeRoy served on the United Counties Council of |
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1 | Illinois Executive Committee
from 1999 to 2016 (Treasurer | ||||||
2 | 2013-2016), on the Illinois Counties Risk Management Trust | ||||||
3 | Executive Committee
from 1999 to 2016 (Treasurer
2003-2015), as | ||||||
4 | the County Board Finance Chairman
from 1998 to 2002, as the | ||||||
5 | County Board Representative for Union Negotiations from 1998 to | ||||||
6 | 2002, and as
County Board Representative - Jane Addams Trail | ||||||
7 | Commission from 1997 to 2016; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Mark McLeRoy has an extensive volunteerism | ||||||
9 | career; he coached in the Freeport Grade School League
from | ||||||
10 | 1945 to 1957 and was one of three individuals to help organize | ||||||
11 | Freeport Little League Baseball
in 1951 where he coached from | ||||||
12 | 1952 to 1964; he was a member of the Salvation Army Advisory | ||||||
13 | Board
from 1971 to 1978, a member of the Norman Sleezer | ||||||
14 | Juvenile Home Board
from 1981 to 1989 (President four years), a | ||||||
15 | member of the Northwestern Illinois Area Agency on Aging Board
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16 | from 1991 to 2012, serving at times as Finance Chairman, Vice | ||||||
17 | President, and President; and a member of the State Legislative | ||||||
18 | Committee for the American Association of
Retired Persons | ||||||
19 | (AARP)
from 1995 to 2000; he received a Congressional | ||||||
20 | Appointment to the White House Conference
on Aging in 1995 and | ||||||
21 | worked with FHN Meals on Wheels
from 2005 to 2015; and
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22 | WHEREAS, Mark McLeRoy married Shirley J. Pohl in Freeport | ||||||
23 | on April 30, 1954; their daughters are Sue (Jeffrey) Hartman | ||||||
24 | and Patti (Steve) Rhode; their granddaughters are Lauren (Nate) |
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1 | Simonton and Emily Rhode; their grandson is Mark Rhode;
and | ||||||
2 | their great-granddaughter is Gianna S. Simonton; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Mark McLeRoy is a 33rd Degree Mason; therefore, be | ||||||
4 | it
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5 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
6 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
7 | wish to congratulate Mark McLeRoy on his retirement and | ||||||
8 | recognize his many years of public service and we wish him the | ||||||
9 | best in all his future endeavors; and be it further
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10 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
11 | presented to Mark McLeRoy as a symbol of our respect and | ||||||
12 | esteem.
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