Full Text of HR1064 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Greg Koos on the occasion | 4 | | of his retirement as the
Executive Director of the McLean | 5 | | County Museum of History; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Greg Koos
has served the McLean County Museum of | 7 | | History for 39 years; he was first hired as a part-time | 8 | | employee; he then became the full-time
Archivist and Site | 9 | | Manager; he assumed his current role as Executive Director in | 10 | | 1987; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, The McLean County Museum of History has become an
| 12 | | American Alliance of Museums accredited museum under his
| 13 | | leadership; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, With Greg Koos' unwavering dedication to | 15 | | preserving local history
and his commitment to assuring access | 16 | | to it, he has transformed the
museum and its library and | 17 | | archives, with its educational programs and
exhibits for all | 18 | | ages, into a thriving destination in downtown
Bloomington and | 19 | | all of McLean County; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Greg Koos has authored several successful project | 21 | | grants; he has been
a successful fundraiser, providing |
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| 1 | | diversified public and private funds
for the museum's financial | 2 | | sustainability; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Greg Koos has been a strong advocate for museums, | 4 | | archives, and historic
sites, serving in a variety of | 5 | | leadership roles on several local and State
boards, | 6 | | commissions, and councils, including the Illinois Historic
| 7 | | Preservation Agency, the McLean County Abraham Lincoln | 8 | | Bicentennial
Commission, the Illinois Historic Sites Advisory | 9 | | Council, the McLean County
Chamber of Commerce, the Institute | 10 | | of Museum Services, and the Illinois State
Historical Society, | 11 | | and others; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Greg Koos is a researcher, a writer, an archivist, | 13 | | and a curator; he is
known as a walking encyclopedia of McLean | 14 | | County history; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 16 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 17 | | congratulate Greg Koos on his retirement as the
Executive | 18 | | Director of the McLean County Museum of History; and be it | 19 | | further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to Greg Koos as an expression of our esteem and | 22 | | respect.
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