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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives would like to thank Frank McNeil for his
4 dedicated service to the people of Springfield and the State of
5 Illinois; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Frank McNeil received his B.A. in Political
7 Science from North Carolina Central University in 1971 and his
8 Juris Doctor from the North Carolina Central University,
9 Durham, North Carolina School of Law in 1974; and
 
10     WHEREAS, Frank McNeil has a long and distinguished record
11 of service to the citizens of Springfield and the State of
12 Illinois; he worked for the Illinois Law Enforcement Commission
13 as a Legislative Specialist from 1974 to 1976; he was an
14 Administrative Assistant at the Illinois Board of Ethics from
15 1976 to 1977; he worked at the Secretary of State's office from
16 1978 to 1981; he worked in the Illinois Senate as a
17 Parliamentarian and as Staff Counsel from 1981 to 1986; he was
18 a Government Relations Coordinator for the Chicago Urban League
19 from 1986 to 1987; he was a Government Relations Consultant for
20 Frank W. McNeil & Associates, Inc. from 1989 to 1990; and he
21 has been an Administrator for External Affairs for the Illinois
22 Community Action Association; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, Frank McNeil was a member on the Sangamon County
2 Board from 1980 to 1987; and he served as Alderman of
3 Springfield's 2nd Ward from 1987 to 2007; and
 
4     WHEREAS, Frank McNeil is a member of the Kappa Alpha Psi
5 Fraternity, Springfield Alumni Chapter; he is a member of the
6 NAACP Executive Board; he is on the Board of Directors of the
7 Boys and Girls Club of Springfield; he has been a registered
8 lobbyist since 1988; he has been a member of the Governor's
9 Task Force on Human Services Reform; and he has been a member
10 of the African American Family Commission and chairman of the
11 Springfield Community Federation since 1995; and
 
12     WHEREAS, Frank McNeil and his wife, Barbara, have two
13 children, Kwahme and Kofi; therefore, be it
 
14     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
15 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
16 congratulate and thank Frank McNeil for his accomplishments and
17 his years of dedicated service to the citizens of Springfield
18 and the State of Illinois; and be it further
 
19     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
20 presented to Frank McNeil as a symbol of our esteem and
21 respect.