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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate George Porter,
4 Supervisor of Naperville Township, on his retirement; and
 
5     WHEREAS, George Porter is a retired business executive who
6 served as a Township Trustee for 4 years before being elected
7 to the Supervisor's office in 1993, 1997, 2001, and 2005; he is
8 a native of Dayton, Pennsylvania; he received a diploma from
9 Robert Morris University in Pittsburgh with an Accounting and
10 Business Administration major; and he served 3 years in the
11 United States Army and is a member of American Legion Post No.
12 43 in Naperville; and
 
13     WHEREAS, He has been designated a Certified Computing
14 Professional (C.C.P.) by the Institute for Certification of
15 Computing Professionals (I.C.C.P.) and holds an Insurance
16 Producer's License from the Illinois Department of Financial
17 and Professional Regulation, Division of Insurance; he held
18 various positions in computer operations, programming, and
19 department management before becoming President and Chief
20 Operating Officer of a computer supplies company and later a
21 computer software development company; and he also owned and
22 operated a Sears retail dealer store; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, In 1981, he, his wife, Charlotte, and their 4
2 children, George II, Faye, Joseph, and David, moved to
3 Naperville from Warren, Ohio; and the family circle has since
4 expanded with the addition of 2 daughters-in-law, Vivienne and
5 Sherry, as well as 4 granddaughters; and
 
6     WHEREAS, He is a member of the Township Officials of
7 Illinois and is a former member of the Board of Directors of
8 Township Supervisors of Illinois; and he also serves as
9 Treasurer of the DuPage County Township Supervisors'
10 Association; and
 
11     WHEREAS, In 2004, the National Association of Towns and
12 Townships presented him with the Grassroots Government
13 Leadership Award at its annual conference in Washington, D.C.;
14 and this award is presented to one individual in the country
15 each year, and he was the only person from Illinois to have
16 received the award; and
 
17     WHEREAS, George Porter is a charter member and served as
18 Chairman of the Inter-Agency Paratransit Coordinating Council,
19 whose mission is to improve paratransit services in DuPage
20 County; he was recognized in 2003 by the DuPage Center for
21 Independent Living for having an outstanding commitment to the
22 Americans with Disabilities Act; and he also received the
23 "Ramp-Arts" Award from the City of Naperville Mayor's Advisory

 

 

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1 Commission on Persons With Disabilities; and
 
2     WHEREAS, He serves on the Fox Valley/Southwest DuPage
3 Initiative of Pace Suburban Bus Service, and he is a member of
4 the Implementation Team (representing townships) for the
5 DuPage Area Transit Plan through the DuPage Mayors and Managers
6 Conference; and he is active in local politics, serving as a
7 Republican Committeeman since 1982; and he served as Secretary
8 for 2 years, Vice Chairman for 2 years, and Chairman for 6
9 years of the Naperville Township Republican Organization; and
 
10     WHEREAS, He is a member of Faith (formerly St. James)
11 Lutheran Church of Aurora, the Naperville Loyal Order of Moose
12 Lodge 1290, the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels, and
13 several Masonic fraternities; he is a member of the Exchange
14 Club of Naperville as well as the Naperville Sportsman's Club;
15 and he was recently appointed to serve on the Citizens Advisory
16 Board (C.A.B.) of Pace Suburban Bus Service; therefore, be it
 
17     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
18 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
19 congratulate George Porter on his retirement and wish him all
20 the best in his future endeavors; and be it further
 
21     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
22 presented to George Porter as a symbol of our respect and

 

 

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1 esteem.