Full Text of HR0287 94th General Assembly
HR0287 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, A retirement celebration is being held in honor of | 3 |
| Robert F. Plotzke, Executive Director of Rolling Prairie | 4 |
| Library System (RPLS) in Decatur, on June 21, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Plotzke holds a B.S. from the University of | 6 |
| Wisconsin, a Master of Library Sciences from Florida State | 7 |
| University, and an M.B.A. from East Tennessee State University; | 8 |
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Plotzke joined the Rolling Prairie Library | 10 |
| System as Executive Director in October of 1978; since that | 11 |
| time he has led the System through two remodeling programs, | 12 |
| including taking a former Piggly Wiggly grocery building and | 13 |
| transforming it into a modern, state-of-the-art office | 14 |
| facility; he has guided Rolling Prairie Library System through | 15 |
| many changes in its services as the role of the System has | 16 |
| changed to meet the needs of its member libraries and the | 17 |
| citizens of Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, As more libraries were established within Rolling | 19 |
| Prairie Library System's thirteen-county region, he moved the | 20 |
| System away from being a provider of materials to a facilitator | 21 |
| of resource sharing; he oversaw the development of the delivery | 22 |
| system and several automation upgrades, which enabled RPLS | 23 |
| libraries and their patrons to receive materials from other | 24 |
| Rolling Prairie Library System libraries in a timely fashion; | 25 |
| he provided leadership when library systems in Illinois were | 26 |
| faced with severe funding challenges, enabling the System to | 27 |
| continue to provide consulting, training, and leadership to | 28 |
| Rolling Prairie Library System libraries; and
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| WHEREAS, In addition, Bob provided building construction | 30 |
| consulting services to more than 40 public libraries in | 31 |
| Illinois, working with library boards, librarians, and |
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| community leaders in planning new buildings, expansions, and | 2 |
| remodeling; and
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| WHEREAS, He served as the President of the Illinois Library | 4 |
| Association in 1986, on the Illinois State Library Advisory | 5 |
| Committee, and as Treasurer of the Illinois Library System | 6 |
| Directors Organization for the past four years; and | 7 |
| WHEREAS, Bob and his wife, Suzanne, have been married for | 8 |
| 34 years; they have two grown children, Laurel and Michael; | 9 |
| they are active members of East Park Baptist Church in Mt. | 10 |
| Zion; in addition to all of the above activities, Bob has run | 11 |
| in both the New York and Chicago Marathons; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 14 |
| we congratulate Robert F. Plotzke on the occasion of his | 15 |
| retirement after 27 years of service; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 |
| presented to Mr. Plotzke as an expression of our respect and | 18 |
| esteem and with best wishes for a relaxing retirement.
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