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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives thank Richard H. Hyde for his years of
4 dedicated service as Mayor of the City of Waukegan; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Richard Hyde is a graduate of Waukegan High
6 School; he attended Bradley University from 1949 to 1953; he
7 then attended DePaul University, where he earned his master's
8 degree in business administration in 1961; he also attended
9 Northwestern University, Northern University, and the
10 University of Illinois; and
 
11     WHEREAS, Richard Hyde served his country as a member of the
12 United States Air Force from 1946 to 1949; he also served in
13 the USAF Reserve from 1955 to 1977, retiring at the rank of
14 Colonel; and
 
15     WHEREAS, Richard Hyde has had a long and distinguished
16 career in education; he began his career as a teacher and coach
17 at Warren High School, serving there from 1953 to 1959; he then
18 served as Athletic Director, coach, and teacher at various
19 Waukegan public schools from 1959 until his retirement in 1994
20 after 41 years of teaching and coaching; and
 
21     WHEREAS, Richard Hyde coached a State championship

 

 

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1 wrestling team in 1966 and State championship baseball teams in
2 1971 and 1983; and
 
3     WHEREAS, In 1985, Richard Hyde was elected to serve as the
4 8th Ward Alderman of the City of Waukegan, serving in that
5 position until 2002, when he was elected Mayor; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Richard Hyde was a member of the Cleveland Browns
7 football team; in 1991, he was inducted into the Waukegan
8 Sports Hall of Fame and the Illinois Athletics Directors Hall
9 of Fame; that same year, he was named an Illinois Outstanding
10 Athletic Director; in 2001, he was inducted into the Bradley
11 University Sports Hall of Fame; and
 
12     WHEREAS, Richard Hyde has been a member of numerous civic
13 and professional organizations, including the Our Lady of
14 Humility Church Agency's Board of Directors, the Knights of
15 Columbus, the National Athletics Directors Association, the
16 Illinois Athletic Directors Association, the American Legion,
17 the Waukegan Recreations Board, and the YMCA; he also served on
18 the Waukegan Park Board, serving as the board's Commissioner
19 from 1966 to 1975 and as President in 1968 and 1971; and
 
20     WHEREAS, Richard Hyde has served as a model of hard work,
21 integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of
22 Illinois; therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
2 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
3 thank Richard H. Hyde for his years of dedicated service as
4 Mayor of the City of Waukegan and wish him continued success
5 and happiness in his future endeavors; and be it further
 
6     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7 presented to Richard Hyde as a symbol of our esteem and
8 respect.