Full Text of HR0514 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Greg Petry on the occasion | 4 | | of his retirement as executive director of the Waukegan Park | 5 | | District; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Greg Petry started his life in parks and | 7 | | recreation at the age of 15 in his hometown with the East | 8 | | Brunswick Township, New Jersey: Division of Parks and | 9 | | Recreation; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Greg Petry joined the Waukegan Park District in | 11 | | 1987 as the superintendent of parks; prior to that, he worked | 12 | | at Illinois park districts in Highland Park, Mundelein, and | 13 | | Park Ridge; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Greg Petry has received State and national | 15 | | recognition for leading the Waukegan Park District in the | 16 | | development of outstanding programs and facilities, most | 17 | | notable the Sports Turf Managers Association Harry C. Gill | 18 | | Award and the Illinois Park and Recreation Association (IPRA) | 19 | | Robert M. Artz Award; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, The Waukegan Park District has received numerous | 21 | | program and facility development awards and honors from |
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| 1 | | professional and trade associations while under Greg Petry's | 2 | | leadership; in 2013, it won the prestigious National Recreation | 3 | | and Park Association (NRPA) Gold Medal and was a finalist for | 4 | | the same in 2012; other agency awards include the NRPA Dorothy | 5 | | Mullen Arts and Humanities Award and the NRPA Barb King | 6 | | Environmental Award; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Greg Petry has written several articles on park | 8 | | operations and management, sports turf, and park and recreation | 9 | | legislative affairs; he has also been a guest speaker at | 10 | | several universities, as well as at State and national | 11 | | conferences; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Greg Petry has served many professional | 13 | | associations; he was a regent at the NRPA Maintenance | 14 | | Management School, president of the Midwest Institute of Park | 15 | | Executives, director of the IPRA Parks Section, and president | 16 | | of the National Sports Turf Managers Association; he is | 17 | | currently a member of the Joint Legislative Committee for the | 18 | | Illinois Association of Park Districts and a member of the NRPA | 19 | | Member Relations Task Force; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Greg Petry was among the first class to be granted | 21 | | a Certified Park and Recreation Executive designation in 2011; | 22 | | and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Greg Petry's education includes a Bachelor of | 2 | | Science in Teacher Preparation and Physical Education from | 3 | | Manhattan College in 1978 and a Master of Science in Parks and | 4 | | Recreation Administration from Penn State University in 1980; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Greg Petry's interests include running, fishing, | 7 | | gardening, and downhill skiing; he is married to Candia, a | 8 | | retired Walgreens Pharmacy Manager, and has twin sons, Steve | 9 | | and Dan; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 11 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 12 | | congratulate Greg Petry on his retirement as executive director | 13 | | of the Waukegan Park District, and we wish him the best in all | 14 | | his future endeavors; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to Greg Petry as an expression of our esteem and | 17 | | respect.
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