HR0470 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to congratulate Ronald S. Wos of Chicago on his retirement; and

WHEREAS, Ronald Wos was born February 21, 1938 in Chicago's Back of the Yards Neighborhood; and

WHEREAS, Ronald Wos graduated from St. Joseph's High School in Chicago in 1956; he graduated from Loyola University with a Bachelor's degree in Political Science in 1960 and a Master's degree in Urban Planning in 1965; and

WHEREAS, Ronald Wos served with distinction in the United States Army Reserves from 1961 until 1969, achieving the rank of 1st Lieutenant; he served in an intelligence unit and became proficient in Russian at the Army Language School in Monterey, California; and

WHEREAS, Ronald Wos married Katherine Ann Royston in 1971; they have one son together, Matthew Joshua Wos, born in 1972; and

WHEREAS, Ronald Wos worked for the City of Chicago Department of Planning from 1965 until 1986 and for the State of Illinois House Democratic Staff from 1996 until his retirement; and

WHEREAS, Ronald Wos has had a lifelong love and commitment to the City of Chicago, having worked on many professional and volunteer projects beneficial to improving the quality of life in the City; and

WHEREAS, Ronald Wos and family moved to Dearborn Park in Chicago's South Loop in 1982; he served as President of the Dearborn Park Community Corporation, promoting family friendly policies working with government officials; as one of the pioneers of the newly developed area, he worked to make it the thriving, dynamic community that it is today; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Ronald S. Wos on a job well done and wish him nothing but the best for his future; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Ronald S. Wos as a symbol of our respect and admiration.