Bill Text: IL HR0287 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Norman Grimsley on the occasion of his retirement as Mayor of Aroma Park.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2009-04-22 - Resolution Adopted [HR0287 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR0287-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 Norman Grimsley on | ||||||
| 4 | the occasion of his retirement as Mayor of Aroma Park; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Norman Grimsley was born on March 3, 1942 in | ||||||
| 6 | Fairbury;
he married Pam on March 8, 1964 in Chatsworth; | ||||||
| 7 | together, they have two children and four grandchildren; he | ||||||
| 8 | graduated from Cullom High School
and attended college at | ||||||
| 9 | Kankakee Community College and Normal College (now Illinois | ||||||
| 10 | State University); and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Norman Grimsley served in the National Guard, | ||||||
| 12 | starting in high school; he also served in the United States
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| 13 | Army as a dog handler for the Military Police from 1961 to | ||||||
| 14 | 1965, where he achieved the rank of Corporal; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Norman Grimsley was elected to serve as Mayor of | ||||||
| 16 | Aroma Park
in 1978 and has been in office for all but four | ||||||
| 17 | years since; as Mayor, he was responsible for the creation of | ||||||
| 18 | Aroma Park's
sewer, increasing the village's size, and numerous | ||||||
| 19 | road improvements; during his tenure, the village
acquired | ||||||
| 20 | Riggs Grove in 2004 and began the Lowe Road Project in 2006 and | ||||||
| 21 | the construction of
the River Run subdivision in 2005; the | ||||||
| 22 | village also began selling water to Aqua in 2000
and began | ||||||
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| 1 | implementation of the River Valley Metro Mass Transit District; | ||||||
| 2 | and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Norman Grimsley has been a member of numerous | ||||||
| 4 | community organizations; he is a member of the
Rotary Club and | ||||||
| 5 | served as the club's President;
he is a member of the
Elks and | ||||||
| 6 | served as the club's President; he was also the recipient of | ||||||
| 7 | the Elks' citizen of the year award;
he is a member of the 911
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| 8 | and KARMA
Boards; he is a past president of the PTA at Kankakee | ||||||
| 9 | High School; he has also served as a volunteer fireman and has | ||||||
| 10 | performed volunteer work for School District 111; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Norman Grimsley serves as a model of hard work, | ||||||
| 12 | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | ||||||
| 13 | Illinois; therefore, be it
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| 14 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 15 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 16 | congratulate Norman Grimsley on the occasion of his retirement | ||||||
| 17 | and wish him many happy and healthy retirement years; and be it | ||||||
| 18 | further
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| 19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 20 | presented to Norman Grimsley as a symbol of our esteem and | ||||||
| 21 | respect.
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