Bill Text: IL HR1385 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulates Rep. Dave Winters on his time in the General Assembly.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Passed) 2013-01-08 - Resolution Adopted [HR1385 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HR1385-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives are pleased to recognize Illinois State
Representative Dave Winters for his 18 years of service and
hard work on behalf of the people of the State of Illinois; and
WHEREAS, Representative Winters was first elected to the
Illinois General Assembly in November 1994 to serve the people
of the 69th District; after the 2001 remap of the State,
Representative Winters was asked by the people of the new 68th
District to represent them in the Illinois General Assembly;
and
WHEREAS, Representative Winters has had a long and
distinguished career in public service, serving his local
community for 6 years on the Winnebago County Board as chairman
of the Winnebago County Board Economic Development and Planning
Committee, Forest Preserve Executive Committee, and Solid
Waste and Recycling Committee, and as Shirland Township Clerk;
and
WHEREAS, Representative Winters proudly served as a member
of numerous organizations, including the Winnebago County Farm
Bureau, Rockford and Winnebago County Planning Commission,
League of Women Voters Solid Waste Task Force, Natural Land

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Institute Sinnissippi Open Space Committee, and the
Sinnissippi Audubon Society; and
WHEREAS, Representative Winters is especially proud of his
work in the Illinois House of Representatives as a long-time
member of the Public Utilities, Telecommunications,
Environment and Energy, and Environmental Health Committees,
always striving to create sustainable, renewable, business
friendly energy sources for Illinois families; and
WHEREAS, Representative Winters will be remembered for his
outstanding record of support of the Illinois business
community through his efforts to create a balanced budget,
future fiscal stability, and a pro-growth business climate
throughout the State; and
WHEREAS, Representative Winters was happy to host numerous
members of the Illinois House of Representatives at his
restored prairie for an annual pheasant hunt; and
WHEREAS, Representative Winters is proud of his
establishment of a new House institution, the Century Club,
having done research to establish which Representatives had
earned the honor of listing on the trophy, which he purchased
after having earned that ignominious honor himself; and

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WHEREAS, Representative Winters graduated from Hononegah
High School in 1970; he earned a bachelor of arts with high
honors in European history from Dartmouth College in 1974; he
subsequently earned a masters of science in agricultural
economics from the University of Illinois in 1976; he farmed
grain, vegetables, beef cattle, and prairie grass seeds until
his retirement in 2012; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
we congratulate our friend and colleague, Representative Dave
Winters, on his retirement from the Illinois of House of
Representatives and wish him the best in his future endeavors;
and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to State Representative Dave Winters as a symbol of
our respect and esteem.