Bill Text: IL HR1390 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Jim Ingram on the occasion of his retirement as Douglas County Clerk and Recorder.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-01-08 - Resolution Adopted [HR1390 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HR1390-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 Jim Ingram on the occasion | ||||||
| 4 | of his retirement as Douglas County Clerk and Recorder; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Jim Ingram was raised in rural Charleston; he | ||||||
| 6 | attended Eastern Illinois University, where he earned his | ||||||
| 7 | bachelor's degree in education; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Jim Ingram served as Art Director of Shiloh School | ||||||
| 9 | in Hume for 19 1/2 years; he also worked in real estate for 32 | ||||||
| 10 | years until his retirement in 2010 and was the owner of a real | ||||||
| 11 | estate agency for 15 years; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Jim Ingram has had a long and distinguished career | ||||||
| 13 | in local government; he was appointed and elected to serve as | ||||||
| 14 | the City Treasurer of Newman; in 1990, he was elected to serve | ||||||
| 15 | as the Clerk and Recorder of Douglas County, a position he | ||||||
| 16 | faithfully executed until his retirement on December 1, 2012; | ||||||
| 17 | and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Jim Ingram is a past president of the Newman Lions | ||||||
| 19 | Club and a member of the First Neighbor Bank Advisory Board, | ||||||
| 20 | the Lions Club, the American Heart Association, and the | ||||||
| 21 | American Cancer Society; he also served as president of the | ||||||
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| 1 | Illinois Association of County Clerks and Recorders in 2000; | ||||||
| 2 | and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Jim Ingram and his wife, Margie, have 2 daughters, | ||||||
| 4 | Jennifer and Kate, and 6 grandchildren; therefore, be it
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| 5 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 6 | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 7 | we congratulate Jim Ingram on the occasion of his retirement | ||||||
| 8 | and wish him continued success and happiness in the future; and | ||||||
| 9 | be it further
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| 10 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 11 | presented to Jim Ingram as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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