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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to honor people who have
4contributed to the State of Illinois in ways that improve the
5lives of others; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Phil Jones joined the Logan Square Advisory
7Council in 1996, after serving as a T-ball coach for his
8daughter, Amy, and her team; as a result, he became involved in
9the creation of new park facilities, including the bathrooms
10and baseball diamonds; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Phil Jones started fundraising for the park
12district and established a bank account as well; the district
13started movies in the park, candlelight bowling, T-shirt sales,
14and anything that would help raise money; and
 
15    WHEREAS, In 1999, working with then Illinois Senator Lisa
16Madigan and then Alderman Billy Ocasio, Phil Jones began the
17renovation of Haas Park; in 2007, with the help of the Logan
18Square Neighborhood Association, the Trust for Public Lands,
19and Alderman Manny Flores, he secured land west of Haas Park,
20which enabled the park to expand; and
 
21    WHEREAS, In 2008, he represented Haas Park at the World

 

 

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1Park's Summit held in downtown Chicago on a panel discussion
2concerning fundraising; and
 
3    WHEREAS, To this day, Phil Jones continues to work, helping
4start a Garden Club, keeping the Park programs going, and
5working wherever he is needed; therefore, be it
 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
7NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
8we thank Phil Jones for all his hard work and commitment to
9Haas Park and the Logan Square area; and be it further
 
10    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11presented to Phil Jones as a symbol of our respect and esteem.