HR0759 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate George Camille on his retirement from Norfolk Southern Corporation; and

WHEREAS, He was born January 6, 1950 in Riverton; he has been married to Patti Camille for 35 years and is the proud father of Jennifer Camille Lee and Elizabeth Camille Christen; he also has 2 grandchildren, Zachary and Isabella; and

WHEREAS, He is a graduate of Southern Illinois University in Carbondale; and

WHEREAS, He was on the Illinois House of Representatives Democrat Staff from 1972 to 1973; he served as the Director of Local Government Research for the Taxpayers Federation of Illinois from 1973 to 1976; from 1977 to 1986, he was the Associate Director of the Illinois Railroad Association; he was the Resident Vice President/Public Affairs of the Norfolk Southern Corporation from 1986 to 2007; and the Assistant Vice President/Public Affairs of the Norfolk Southern Corporation from 2008 until his retirement; and

WHEREAS, He is a member of Laurel United Methodist Church in Springfield; he is an active member of the Southern Illinois University Alumni Association, Abe Lincoln Gun Club, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Ducks Unlimited, the Pike Adams Sportsmen's Alliance, and the Illinois Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus; and

WHEREAS, He is a lifelong outdoorsman and a voice for sportsmen throughout Illinois; he is a superior shot in sporting clay, trap, and skeet events; he was very active in the siting and construction of the World Shooting Complex in Sparta and led the fundraising drive for the sports facility at Springfield Southeast High School; and

WHEREAS, He will retire on February 29, 2012; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate George Camille on his retirement and wish him the best in his future endeavors; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to George Camille as a symbol of our respect and esteem.