Bill Text: IL HR1435 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates John Sayers on his retirement from the Kewanee Public Library District.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-11-15 - Resolution Adopted [HR1435 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR1435-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 John Sayers on
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| 4 | occasion of his retirement after 17 years of service with the | ||||||
| 5 | Kewanee Public Library District; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, John Sayers has served as Director of the Kewanee | ||||||
| 7 | Public Library District since April of 1999; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Major accomplishments of John Sayers include the | ||||||
| 9 | renovation and restoration of the library building, an
ongoing | ||||||
| 10 | project for several years, the result of which is the beautiful | ||||||
| 11 | Carnegie building that will serve
the community for many years | ||||||
| 12 | to come; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, John Sayers has served in many library groups and | ||||||
| 14 | committees, including being Chairman of
the RSA Users Group | ||||||
| 15 | from 2004 to 2016, as Treasurer for the Kewanee Areas Arts | ||||||
| 16 | Council, and as Kewanee First
United Methodist song leader and | ||||||
| 17 | bell choir director; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, John Sayers was honored with one of the highest | ||||||
| 19 | honors Kiwanis International
bestows on its members, the Dr. | ||||||
| 20 | Luis V. Amador Medallion Award; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, John Sayers is an active member of his community; | ||||||
| 2 | he has served in leadership positions with both Rotary | ||||||
| 3 | International and the Kiwanis; he also worked
on the | ||||||
| 4 | fundraising committees for the hospital and Abilities Plus; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, John Sayers' music at the Carnegie series is a | ||||||
| 6 | highlight in Kewanee each October; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Under the stewardship of John Sayers, the Kewanee | ||||||
| 8 | Public Library has been instrumental in raising
money to fund a | ||||||
| 9 | number of building projects and library programs which would | ||||||
| 10 | not have been
otherwise possible; therefore, be it
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| 11 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 12 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 13 | congratulate John Sayers on his retirement, and we wish him | ||||||
| 14 | continued success and happiness in the future; and be it | ||||||
| 15 | further
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| 16 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 17 | presented to John Sayers as a symbol of our
esteem and respect.
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