Bill Text: IL HR0220 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Richard "Dick" Shelby, the Regional Superintendent of schools with the Macon-Piatt Regional Office of Education #39, on his retirement.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2009-03-26 - Resolution Adopted [HR0220 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR0220-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Richard "Dick" | ||||||
| 4 | Shelby, the Regional Superintendent of schools with the | ||||||
| 5 | Macon-Piatt Regional Office of Education #39, on his | ||||||
| 6 | retirement; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, He began his career in Atwood Hammond Elementary | ||||||
| 8 | School, working as the elementary physical education teacher in | ||||||
| 9 | 1974; in the 1980s he began teaching in the classroom; in 1990 | ||||||
| 10 | he became the high school principal and in 1995 became the | ||||||
| 11 | elementary school principal; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, In 2000 he became the Assistant Regional | ||||||
| 13 | Superintendent; in 2005 he was appointed the Regional | ||||||
| 14 | Superintendent and was elected to that position in 2006; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, He has served at the Regional Office of Education | ||||||
| 16 | for nine years; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, He has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Millikin | ||||||
| 18 | University, majoring in physical education; he has a Master of | ||||||
| 19 | Science degree in education administration from Eastern | ||||||
| 20 | Illinois University; and a Superintendent Endorsement from the | ||||||
| 21 | University of Illinois; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, His community service includes work with the | ||||||
| 2 | United Way Allocation Committee, the Human Service Agency | ||||||
| 3 | Consortium, the Project Success Board, the Decatur Rotary Club, | ||||||
| 4 | the Macon County Criminal Justice Council, the Partner's in | ||||||
| 5 | Education Board, the Educational Committees for former State | ||||||
| 6 | Senator Noland and current State Representative Flider, the | ||||||
| 7 | Decatur Area Labor Management Committee Board, the Decatur Drop | ||||||
| 8 | Out Task Force, the Central Illinois Commission on Children and | ||||||
| 9 | Youth, and Big Brothers and Big Sisters, where he plays Santa | ||||||
| 10 | Claus at their annual Christmas party; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, He has been married to Karen for 37 years; and | ||||||
| 12 | they have two sons, Shawn and Jason; therefore, be it
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| 13 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 14 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 15 | congratulate Richard Shelby on his retirement and wish him the | ||||||
| 16 | best in his future endeavors; and be it further
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| 17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 18 | presented to Richard Shelby as a symbol of our respect and | ||||||
| 19 | esteem.
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