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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives offer our sincere appreciation to John Patrick
4 Carney (Rick) for his many years of service as DuPage County
5 Recorder; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Rick and his wife, Patricia, have raised four
7 children, Alicia, Kathryn, Kevin, and Brian; and
 
8     WHEREAS, He graduated from St. John's Military Academy in
9 Wisconsin in 1965, and later earned a Bachelor of Arts degree
10 in 1969 from the University of Dubuque in Iowa; and
 
11     WHEREAS, Rick began his professional career as an owner and
12 operator of Carney Custom Decorating, he then became a partner
13 of Platinum Venture Partners I and II, and then was an
14 Arbitrator in the 18th Judicial Circuit Court; and
 
15     WHEREAS, He has served as the County Recorder for five
16 straight terms beginning in 1984; in his first term as
17 Recorder, he oversaw the complete computerization of the
18 Recorder's Office; in his second term, he implemented a
19 state-of-the-art optical imaging system for all documents,
20 bringing the records management of the Recorder's Office to the
21 leading edge of technology; this innovation has been recognized
22 in several magazines and newspaper publications; and
 
23     WHEREAS, He completed the computer link between the DuPage
24 County Recorder and the Cook County Recorder that allows the
25 research of information from either county location; this is
26 the first system of its kind within the United States whereby
27 two counties have interchangeable information; and
 
28     WHEREAS, He served as a member of Illinois Attorney General
29 Jim Ryan's Commission on Electronic Commerce and Crime which

 

 

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1 developed the Electronic Commerce Security Act; and
 
2     WHEREAS, Rick bravely served his country in the U.S. Army
3 from 1969 to 1975; and
 
4     WHEREAS, He is a member of countless professional and civic
5 organizations, including Founder and Chairman of the United
6 States Association of Recorders, Illinois Association of
7 Recorders and Clerks, Founder of Illinois Elected Recorders
8 Conference, National Association of County Officials,
9 International Association of Recorders and Clerks, DuPage
10 County Computerization Committee, St. John's Northwestern
11 Military Academy Board of Trustees, Illinois Arts Council
12 Foundation Board Member, YMCA DuPage Club Board of Directors,
13 and many more; and
 
14     WHEREAS, Under Rick's tenure, the DuPage County Recorder's
15 Office has utilized technological advancements to better serve
16 the residents of the county; and
 
17     WHEREAS, We recognize his service to DuPage Country, and
18 salute his dedication to improving the Recorder's Office;
19 therefore, be it
 
20     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
21 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
22 do hereby offer our congratulations to John Patrick Carney
23 (Rick) on his retirement and express our gratitude for his many
24 years of public service; and be it further
 
25     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
26 presented to Mr. Carney.