Bill Text: IL HR1491 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizes the life of Jerry Trecek.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-11-29 - Resolution Adopted [HR1491 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR1491-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 recognize the life of Jerry Trecek; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Jerry Trecek and his family settled in Peoria 48 | ||||||
5 | years ago; he began working as a youth pastor in a local church | ||||||
6 | and as the morning supervisor at Peoria Rescue Mission; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Jerry Trecek has spent the last 45 years as | ||||||
8 | Executive Director of Peoria Rescue Ministries, ensuring the | ||||||
9 | availability of hundreds of thousands of hot meals and warm | ||||||
10 | beds to the homeless; he has provided support and education to | ||||||
11 | expectant mothers and provided housing for women who were | ||||||
12 | transitioning out of prison and their families; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Under the direction of Jerry Trecek, Peoria Rescue | ||||||
14 | Ministries has grown from a few people working in a small | ||||||
15 | building to a ministry of five locations in Peoria and two in | ||||||
16 | eastern Europe, with more than 50 employees, hundreds of | ||||||
17 | volunteers, and annual revenues of more than three million | ||||||
18 | dollars; in 2015, the ministry logged more than 70,000 meals | ||||||
19 | served for an average cost of six cents each and nearly 28,000 | ||||||
20 | nights of lodging through its multiple programs; and
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21 | WHEREAS, Jerry Trecek helped start Victory Acres; he |
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1 | oversaw the opening of the Barnabas Center, the Women's | ||||||
2 | Pregnancy Center, the Ester House, and a thrift store; and
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3 | WHEREAS, After 48 years, Jerry Trecek says it feels like it | ||||||
4 | was "just yesterday" when he took his position with Peoria | ||||||
5 | Rescue Ministries and began helping those in need; therefore, | ||||||
6 | be it
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7 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
8 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
9 | recognize the life of Jerry Trecek and all he has done for the | ||||||
10 | Peoria community, and we wish him the best in all his future | ||||||
11 | endeavors; and be it further
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12 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
13 | presented to Jerry Trecek as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
14 | respect.
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