Full Text of HR1550 96th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate State Representative Paul | 4 | | Froehlich on his retirement after eight years of dedicated | 5 | | service to the people of Illinois; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Representative Froehlich has been a determined | 7 | | and thoughtful lawmaker and advocate for the people of the 56th | 8 | | District, which includes Bloomingdale, Elk Grove, Hanover | 9 | | Park, Hoffman Estates, Rolling Meadows, Roselle, and | 10 | | Schaumburg; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Prior to becoming a State representative, | 12 | | Representative Froehlich proudly served on the District 54 | 13 | | Board of Education from 1989 to 1993, as a Schaumburg Township | 14 | | School Trustee in 1997 and 1998, and as Schaumburg Township | 15 | | Assessor from 2002 to 2004; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Representative Froehlich has a long history of | 17 | | community involvement; he served as the Chairman of the Standby | 18 | | Local Draft Board and Chairman of the Schaumburg Village | 19 | | Scholarship Committee; he was a member of the Schaumburg Police | 20 | | Pension Board from 1996 to 2003; and a founding Board Member of | 21 | | the Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists from 1982 to 1995; | 22 | | and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Representative Froehlich worked as a high school | 2 | | teacher for 13 years and as a lawmaker has had a passion for | 3 | | improving education in Illinois; throughout his career as a | 4 | | public servant, he has worked to encourage efforts to close the | 5 | | achievement gap threatening the potential of so many students | 6 | | and to create better educational opportunities for all Illinois | 7 | | students; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Representative Froehlich has guided many | 9 | | consequential pieces of legislation through the General | 10 | | Assembly; he has worked to raise awareness of the dangers that | 11 | | pesticides pose to vulnerable populations, as well as, | 12 | | environmental hazards throughout Illinois in need of | 13 | | remediation; and he has worked to safeguard our water supplies | 14 | | by preventing pollution in Lake Michigan; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Representative Froehlich has been a leader in | 16 | | promoting safety on our roads, strengthening DUI laws and | 17 | | developing graduated driving privileges and refinements to | 18 | | laws covering teen motorists to reduce fatalities, injuries, | 19 | | and help them learn to be careful drivers; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, During his tenure in the House, Representative | 21 | | Froehlich has served on many committees, including most | 22 | | recently as Chairman of the Cities and Villages Committee and a |
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| 1 | | member of the Elementary and Secondary Education, | 2 | | Environmental Health, Prison Reform, Railroad Industry, School | 3 | | Transportation, and State Government Administration | 4 | | Committees; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Representative Froehlich earned a reputation as a | 6 | | lawmaker who was bound to follow his conscience and do what he | 7 | | thought to be in the best interests of his constituents, | 8 | | regardless of any personal consequences to be faced as a result | 9 | | of his decisions; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Representative Froehlich and his wife, Marilyn, | 11 | | are the proud parents of three children; he is a proud graduate | 12 | | of Northeastern Illinois University, from which he received a | 13 | | B.A. in Political Science and an M.A. in History; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Representative Froehlich has served his | 15 | | constituents with distinction and will be missed by his | 16 | | colleagues; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 | | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 19 | | congratulate State Representative Paul Froehlich on his | 20 | | retirement from the Illinois House of Representatives; and be | 21 | | it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to State Representative Paul Froehlich as a token of | 3 | | our respect and esteem, and with our best wishes for success in | 4 | | all of his future endeavors.
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