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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to honor Gary L. Clayton on his 25
4years of dedicated service as the chief executive officer of
5the Illinois Association of Realtor; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Gary L. Clayton is a native of Poplar Bluff,
7Missouri; he was born on December 8, 1948; his parents are
8Howard (deceased) and Juanita Clayton; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Gary L. Clayton received his elementary and high
10school education in Poplar Bluff; he has an undergraduate
11degree in political science from Southeast Missouri State
12University and a master's degree in social justice
13administration from the University of Illinois at Springfield;
14and
 
15    WHEREAS, Gary L. Clayton serves on the National Association
16of Realtors (NAR) board of directors and is the association
17executive appointed to the NAR Executive Committee; he is vice
18chair of the Realtors Property Resource Advisory Board and past
19chair of the NAR Association Executives Committee; and
 
20    WHEREAS, In 2011, Gary L. Clayton was awarded the
21prestigious national William R. Magel Award of Excellence,

 

 

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1which honors an individual who has truly excelled in his or her
2role as an association executive of a local or state Realtors
3association; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Gary L. Clayton holds the Certified Association
5Executive (CAE) designation from ASAE & The Center for
6Association Leadership as well as the Realtor Association
7Certified Executive (RCE) designation from the National
8Association of Realtors; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Before coming to IAR, Gary L. Clayton served for 8
10years as director of the Illinois Department of Registration
11and Education; prior to that, he was deputy director of the
12Illinois Department of Law Enforcement's Internal
13Investigation Division and a postal inspector for the U.S.
14Postal Service in Chicago; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Through Gary L. Clayton's vision, leadership, and
16hard work, the Illinois Association of Realtors is one of the
17most highly respected organizations at the State capitol and is
18a trusted and consistent voice at the capitol on issues
19relating to property ownership, the real estate industry, and
20private property rights; and
 
21    WHEREAS, Gary L. Clayton has been married to his loving
22wife, Marcia, for 34 years and they are the proud parents of

 

 

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1Skip (wife Laurie), Bill (wife Sarah), Mark, and Jim and
2grandparents to Carly and Halle; therefore, be it
 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
4NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
5we honor Gary L. Clayton for his stellar work as chief
6executive officer of the Illinois Association of Realtors and
7wish him continued success and happiness in the future; and be
8it further
 
9    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10presented to Gary L. Clayton as a symbol of our esteem and
11respect.