Full Text of HR0325 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Russ Slinkard on | 4 | | being the 2013 recipient of the Boy Scouts of America's | 5 | | Distinguished Citizen Award; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Russ Slinkard, began his service to his community | 7 | | with a successful career as a minister; he later worked for | 8 | | Illinois Bell Telephone Company in marketing and public | 9 | | affairs, the First National Bank of Joliet, and Three Rivers | 10 | | Manufacturers Association; currently he serves as president & | 11 | | CEO of the Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce and Industry; | 12 | | under his vision and guidance, the chamber has celebrated and | 13 | | achieved significant growth and success; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Russ Slinkard has volunteered thousands of hours | 15 | | to community organizations including the United Way of Will | 16 | | County, where he has been board president, campaign chair, and | 17 | | a Board of Directors and Executive Committee member, the Center | 18 | | for Economic Development, where he has served as a charter | 19 | | board member for 11 years, and Silver Cross Hospital, where he | 20 | | has served for over 24 years and is on the hospital's board of | 21 | | trustees; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Russ Slinkard's commitment to others has been |
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| 1 | | acknowledged numerous times throughout the years, the most | 2 | | recent award being the Sangmeister Medal of Excellence awarded | 3 | | by Silver Cross Hospital to a leading citizen recognized for | 4 | | outstanding contributions to the common good of society; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Russ Slinkard has been married to Sara for 25 | 6 | | years; they have 3 children, Brian, Lisa, and Regina, 2 | 7 | | step-daughters, Shannon and Shelby, 4 grandchildren, and 4 | 8 | | step-grandchildren; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Russ Slinkard will be presented with the award at | 10 | | a ceremonial dinner to take place on June 19, 2013, in Joliet; | 11 | | therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 14 | | we congratulate Russ Slinkard on being the 2013 recipient of | 15 | | the Boy Scouts of America's Distinguished Citizen Award; and be | 16 | | it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to Russ Slinkard as an expression of our esteem and | 19 | | respect.
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