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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Sam Schmitz on the
4occasion of his retirement this spring after serving as
5President of Goodwill Industries of Northern Illinois and the
6Wisconsin Stateline Area since January 7, 2008; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Goodwill Industries of Northern Illinois is a
8community-based, not-for-profit organization whose mission is
9to create opportunities for individuals with barriers to
10enhance their lives; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Goodwill funds job training programs, employment
12placement services, and other community-based programs by
13selling donated clothing and household items in its 11 retail
14stores located in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin; and
 
15    WHEREAS, In 2016, Goodwill Industries of Northern Illinois
16served 8,153 people; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Sam Schmitz's leadership grew the agency from $4.4
18million in revenue in 2008 to $17 million today; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Since taking over, Sam Schmitz expanded a
20250-person organization to over 540 employees; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, The corporation is estimated to serve 20,000
2people in 2018; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Sam Schmitz helped create the Excel Center in
4Illinois under Public Act 100-514 by removing the age limit for
5students to obtain a high school diploma; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Sam Schmitz has also served on the Board of
7Directors and as Vice-Chairman of the Council of Executives for
8Goodwill Industries International; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Sam Schmitz served his community on the Workforce
10Connection and Access Services of Northern Illinois, the
11Rockford Local Development Corporation, Rockford Human and
12Public Services Council boards, and as Co-chair of the Process
13and Analysis Team for Transform Rockford; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Prior to Goodwill, Sam Schmitz was the Executive
15Director of the Employers' Coalition on Health in Rockford for
16almost 10 years; he spent nearly 20 years with the City of
17Rockford as Personnel Director and City Administrator; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Sam Schmitz is a graduate of Western Illinois
19University's masters program in geography; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Sam Schmitz is also a dedicated husband and father
2to his wife, son, and daughter-in-law, and three grandsons;
3therefore, be it
 
4    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
5HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we,
6along with his family, friends, and co-workers, congratulate
7Sam Schmitz on the occasion of his retirement, and thank him
8for his years of dedicated public service to Goodwill
9Industries of Northern Illinois and the State of Illinois; and
10be it further
 
11    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12presented to Sam Schmitz as an expression of our utmost esteem
13and respect.