Bill Text: IN HR0072 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Honoring Richard Sheets, longtime employee of LSA, upon his retirement.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-04-29 - First reading: adopted voice vote [HR0072 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2011-HR0072-Introduced.html
A RESOLUTION honoring Richard Sheets on the
occasion of his retirement from the Legislative Services
Agency.
Whereas, Richard "Dick" Sheets, who has been an editorial
assistant in the Office of Code Revision of the Legislative
Services Agency since 1997, is retiring in 2011;
Whereas, Dick, a lifelong resident of Indiana, was active in
the Boy Scouts and Air Explorers from childhood through high
school, graduated from Columbus Senior High School in 1964,
and graduated from Indiana University in 1971 with a double
major in English and Journalism;
Whereas, Dick served in the United States Army as a
communications specialist and was stationed at Ft. Campbell,
Kentucky, and in Germany;
Whereas, Dick, who began working for the Columbus
Republic daily newspaper during college summer breaks,
returned to the Republic after graduating from IU and held a
series of positions, first as sports writer, then as sports editor,
and later as news editor and copy editor, spending a total of 22
full-time years at the Republic;
Whereas, Through his education and career in journalism,
Dick developed a mastery of English grammar, style, and usage
that he has used to great effect in nearly 14 years of editing the
documents prepared by the Legislative Services Agency on
behalf of the Indiana General Assembly;
Whereas, Dick's work in the Office of Code Revision has
been unfailingly thorough, conscientious, and professional, and
he has provided strong leadership to his fellow editorial
assistants;
Whereas, Dick will be greatly missed by his friends and
co-workers in the Legislative Services Agency;
Whereas, Dick is an individual of many interests and
accomplishments, having served as a volunteer and coach in
the Columbus Babe Ruth Baseball organization for many years
_ during which his team won the 1991 Babe Ruth
16-to-18-year-old State Championship and he was named USA
Baseball/Topps 1993 Indiana Amateur Baseball Coach of the
Year _ and now being active as a woodworker, stained glass
window artist, antique collector, and genealogy researcher;
and
Whereas, Dick and his wife Pam have been married since
1972 and are the proud parents of a son, Shawn Sheets, and a
daughter, Shannon Sheets, and the grandparents of two dearly
loved grandchildren, five-year-old Riley and two-year-old
Paige: Therefore,
SECTION 1. That the Indiana House of Representatives congratulates Dick Sheets on his retirement from the Legislative Services Agency, thanks him for his dedicated and outstanding service to the state of Indiana, and wishes Dick and his family much happiness in the coming years.
SECTION 2. That the Principal Clerk of the House of Representatives transmit copies of this resolution to Dick Sheets and his family.
HR 1550/DI 84
Graphic file number 0 named seal1001.pcx with height 58 p and width 72 p Left aligned
