Full Text of HR0754 93rd General Assembly
HR0754 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Education is one of the most noble careers that | 3 |
| one can undertake; and
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| WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Dr. Dennis | 5 |
| Hockney will be retiring as Superintendent of Antioch Community | 6 |
| High School District 117 after almost 40 years of service in | 7 |
| education; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Hockney was born on March 25, 1943, in | 9 |
| Cincinnati, Ohio; he married his wife, Linda, in 1965 and is | 10 |
| the father of two daughters, Jennifer and Rebecca; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1965, Dr. Hockney received a bachelor's degree | 12 |
| in education and a master's degree in 1968 from Ball State | 13 |
| University; he was conferred with a doctorate from Indiana | 14 |
| University in 1976; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Hockney began his teaching career in 1965 in | 16 |
| Elkhart, Indiana; from 1965 to 1975, he taught in Mishawaka, | 17 |
| Indiana; he served as an elementary school principal in Tinley | 18 |
| Park from 1976 to 1978 and in Fort Knox, Kentucky, from 1978 to | 19 |
| 1980; from 1980 to 1984, he was personnel director at Fort Knox | 20 |
| School District, and from 1984 to 1991, he was superintendent | 21 |
| of Beachwood K-12 in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky; in 1991, he | 22 |
| served as Superintendent of Schools in Madera, Ohio, until | 23 |
| 1995, when he became the Superintendent of Antioch Community | 24 |
| High School District 117; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Hockney is a member of the Lake County | 26 |
| Superintendents and served as president during 2000 and 2001 | 27 |
| and as secretary for 1998 to 1999 and 1999 to 2000; he is a | 28 |
| member and past president of the North Suburban Conference of | 29 |
| Superintendents; he served as treasurer for 3 years, president | 30 |
| elect from 2001 to 2002, and president from 2002 to 2003 of the |
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| Antioch Rotary Club; and
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Hockney is a member of several other civic | 3 |
| organizations; he is a past president of Lake Villa Township | 4 |
| Lions Club; he served on the Board of Directors for the | 5 |
| Hastings Lake YMCA from 1999 to 2002; he is a member of the | 6 |
| Lake County Juvenile Justice Council, the Antioch Chamber of | 7 |
| Commerce, and the Lindenhurst/Lake Villa Chamber of Commerce; | 8 |
| he served as chairman for the United Way Campaign at Antioch | 9 |
| Community High School for several years; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 |
| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 12 |
| congratulate Dr. Dennis Hockney on the occasion of his | 13 |
| retirement as superintendent of Antioch Community High School | 14 |
| District 117; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 |
| presented to Dr. Dennis Hockney as an expression of our respect | 17 |
| and esteem and with best wishes for a relaxing retirement.
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