Full Text of HR0955 95th General Assembly
HR0955 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate David Hedrick who | 4 |
| has announced his retirement as site manager at Lincoln's New | 5 |
| Salem State Historic Site, effective January 31, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, David Hedrick has worked 29 years at the New Salem | 7 |
| site, which is administered by the Illinois Historic | 8 |
| Preservation Agency; and
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| WHEREAS, David Hedrick is credited with managing to join | 10 |
| New Salem and the community together to promote tourism; he has | 11 |
| seen many changes, particularly in infrastructure, at the | 12 |
| reconstructed town where Abraham Lincoln lived and worked in | 13 |
| the 1830s; and
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| WHEREAS, A visitors center opened in 1992, and the outdoor | 15 |
| theater and log buildings have seen improvements over the | 16 |
| years; there was an archaeological dig on the site, and a flat | 17 |
| boat replica was reconstructed under his leadership; and
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| WHEREAS,
Programs and special events have been expanded, | 19 |
| and a cooperative relationship has been fostered with Illinois | 20 |
| College in Jacksonville; a volunteer program has been | 21 |
| developed, with volunteers serving in a variety of capacities, |
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| such as costumed interpreters, clerks in the gift shops, | 2 |
| maintenance workers, campground hosts, or at the reception | 3 |
| desk; and
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| WHEREAS, Selected as Petersburg's First Citizen in 2004, | 5 |
| David Hedrick serves on the board of directors for the Menard | 6 |
| County Trails and Greenways, Petersburg Chamber of Commerce, | 7 |
| and Menard County Tourism Council, and he is a member of | 8 |
| numerous local clubs and organizations; and | 9 |
| WHEREAS, David Hedrick and his wife, Mary, have lived | 10 |
| onsite at New Salem, raising their two children there; they | 11 |
| have played host to hundreds of hummingbirds and have invited | 12 |
| the public to witness hummingbird banding demonstrations; | 13 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 15 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 16 |
| congratulate David Hedrick and wish him continued success in | 17 |
| the future; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 |
| presented to David Hedrick as a symbol of our respect and | 20 |
| esteem.
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