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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to honor Representative Paul Evans
4on his service and accomplishments in the General Assembly and
5his commitment to the people of the 102nd District; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Representative Evans received his bachelor's
7degree and his Juris Doctor from Southern Illinois University;
8and
 
9    WHEREAS, Representative Evans is a practicing attorney and
10is the principal attorney of Evans Law Firm; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Representative Evans has served as a Zoning
12Hearing Officer for the cities of O'Fallon and New Baden; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Representative Evans served on the Metro-East
14Parks and Recreation District Board for 10 years and helped
15found the O'Fallon Early Childhood Educational Foundation; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Representative Evans served on the St. Teresa
17Catholic School Board and was appointed to the Catholic Diocese
18of Belleville's Catholic Education Initiative as one of 5
19committee chairs; he remains an active member of the Sunrise
20Rotary O'Fallon Morning Club and the Spina Bifida Association;

 

 

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2    WHEREAS, Representative Evans is a member of the Human
3Services and Public Safety Appropriations Committees; he also
4served on the Small Business Empowerment & Workforce, Tourism &
5Conventions, Consumer Protection, Environmental Health, and
6Labor Committees during the 97th General Assembly; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Representative Evans passed legislation which was
8signed into law requiring the Department of Children and Family
9Services to release all documents, records, and books created
10or used in the investigation of a child's life-threatening
11injury or death; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Representative Evans sponsored legislation that
13strengthened child protection laws, stopped pension fund
14abuse, reduced State fees, and eliminated the abused General
15Assembly scholarship program; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Representative Evans remains a steadfast advocate
17in the legislature and in the community protecting children,
18disabled adults, and the elderly from abuse and harm; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Representative Evans and his wife, Sandra, have 3
20children, Loryn, Erin, and Bryce; therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
2NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
3we thank and honor our friend and colleague, Illinois State
4Representative Paul Evans, for his public service and wish him
5the best in his future endeavors; and be it further
 
6    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7presented to Representative Evans as a symbol of our respect
8and esteem.