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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois are pleased to congratulate Richard Donahue |
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| on the occasion of his retirement after over 40 years of |
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| association with Danville Area Community College (DACC); and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Donahue began attending DACC as a part-time |
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| student in August of 1963, while he was working full-time as a |
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| broadcast engineer for WICD-TV in Champaign and Danville; he |
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| completed his associate's degree and then began teaching |
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| electronics part-time while continuing his broadcast |
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| engineering job; in 1976, he was ready for a new challenge and |
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| took on the position as director of the physical plant at DACC; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, In his position as director of the physical plant |
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| for the college, Mr. Donahue was responsible for all the |
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| physical properties, buildings, utilities, and security; he |
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| oversaw 15 building service attendants, 8 maintenance people, |
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| an office assistant, 6 security officers, and several part-time |
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| students; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Donahue retired at the end of March after 27 |
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| years as director of the physical plant; and
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| WHEREAS, During his retirement, Mr. Donahue and his wife, |
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| Jayne, plan on continuing to support the athletic teams at DACC |
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| and hope to expand their attendance from men's and women's |
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| basketball to include baseball, softball, and cross country; |
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| they are boosters for the athletic program and served as |
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| mentors and friends to many DACC students; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| congratulate Richard Donahue on the occasion of his retirement |
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