Full Text of HR0500 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate
Douglas M. Grounds | 4 | | on the occasion of his retirement on June 30, 2017 after 36 | 5 | | years of
dedicated service as an administrative clerk for the | 6 | | Democratic leadership of the Illinois House
of | 7 | | Representatives; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Douglas Grounds has faithfully served important | 9 | | roles behind the scenes to
keep all legislators and staff well | 10 | | informed about pending legislation, including making all
| 11 | | committee packets for House Democratic members; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Since March 1, 1981, Douglas Grounds has served | 13 | | under the leadership of
Speakers William A. Redmond and Michael | 14 | | J. Madigan and House Democratic Leader Clyde L.
Choate; the | 15 | | guidance of Chiefs of Staff Gary LaPaille and Tim Mapes; and | 16 | | the direction of
Research and Appropriations Staff Directors | 17 | | Ralph Nickell, Bill Holland, and Veronica Lynch, and Issues | 18 | | Staff Directors Bill Filan, Jennifer Klendt, Eileen Mitchell,
| 19 | | Michael Thompson, Will Cousineau, and Craig Willert; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Douglas Grounds is affectionately known as "Fast | 21 | | Doug" and "Doug-e-fresh"; he loves his customized, and award | 22 | | winning Ford Mustang (though not a manual transmission), and |
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| 1 | | enjoys disc golf and beating pro athletes like EJ Hall; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Douglas Grounds is a dedicated and hard worker who | 3 | | only knows one speed - fast; he is always in the office early | 4 | | and would often start and finish labeling mailings before | 5 | | anyone else arrived; he
would make the rounds to the different | 6 | | offices around the complex delivering or picking
up what was | 7 | | needed, making many friends at each stop; he was always trying | 8 | | hard to reach the
coveted goal of achieving the title: | 9 | | Administrative Clerk 5; he was an indispensable part of the
| 10 | | workroom and mail programs; he is irreplaceable, and while we | 11 | | may get more workers, there is only one
"Fast Doug"; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Douglas Grounds was responsible for keeping | 13 | | general workroom operations running smoothly; he did this by | 14 | | supporting staff in whatever way was needed; he prepared | 15 | | outgoing mail, loaded and unloaded mail and supplies from | 16 | | trucks and delivery vans, maintained office equipment and | 17 | | arranged for repairs if needed, and maintained inventory of | 18 | | office supplies and workroom cleanliness; he handled the | 19 | | copying, scanning, faxing, and shredding of documents and the | 20 | | sorting and delivering of incoming mail and interoffice | 21 | | correspondence; and he was trusted to drive the Speaker, the | 22 | | Speaker's family, and others when needed; and
| 23 | | WHEREAS, Douglas Grounds not only showed his dedication to |
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| 1 | | the State by his faithful
work at the Illinois Capitol, but | 2 | | also his dedication to his loves, his long-time girlfriend, | 3 | | Patty, and
his daughters, Ashley Wofford, born on July 12, | 4 | | 1986, and Kaley Grounds, born August 13,
1993; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Doug Ground's hard work, integrity, and | 6 | | dedication to both the government and
people of the State of | 7 | | Illinois will be fondly remembered by the members of this | 8 | | august body; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 10 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 11 | | congratulate Douglas M. Grounds
on his retirement, thank him | 12 | | for his many years of dedicated service to the
Illinois General | 13 | | Assembly and the people of the State of Illinois, and wish him | 14 | | many happy and
healthy retirement years; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 16 | | presented to Doug Grounds as a symbol of our respect and | 17 | | esteem.
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