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HOUSE RESOLUTION



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 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are pleased to congratulate Norman Grimsley on 
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the occasion of his retirement as Mayor of Aroma Park; and


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 WHEREAS, Norman Grimsley was born on March 3, 1942 in 
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Fairbury;
he married Pam on March 8, 1964 in Chatsworth; 
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together, they have two children and four grandchildren; he 
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graduated from Cullom High School
and attended college at 
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Kankakee Community College and Normal College (now Illinois 
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State University); and


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 WHEREAS, Norman Grimsley served in the National Guard, 
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starting in high school; he also served in the United States

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Army as a dog handler for the Military Police from 1961 to 
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1965, where he achieved the rank of Corporal; and


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 WHEREAS, Norman Grimsley was elected to serve as Mayor of 
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Aroma Park
in 1978 and has been in office for all but four 
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years since; as Mayor, he was responsible for the creation of 
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Aroma Park's
sewer, increasing the village's size, and numerous 
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road improvements; during his tenure, the village
acquired 
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Riggs Grove in 2004 and began the Lowe Road Project in 2006 and 
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the construction of
the River Run subdivision in 2005; the 
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village also began selling water to Aqua in 2000
and began 
 


 






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implementation of the River Valley Metro Mass Transit District; 
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and


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 WHEREAS, Norman Grimsley has been a member of numerous 
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community organizations; he is a member of the
Rotary Club and 
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served as the club's President;
he is a member of the
Elks and 
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served as the club's President; he was also the recipient of 
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the Elks' citizen of the year award;
he is a member of the 911

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and KARMA
Boards; he is a past president of the PTA at Kankakee 
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High School; he has also served as a volunteer fireman and has 
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performed volunteer work for School District 111; and


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 WHEREAS, Norman Grimsley serves as a model of hard work, 
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integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of 
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Illinois; therefore, be it


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 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate Norman Grimsley on the occasion of his retirement 
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and wish him many happy and healthy retirement years; and be it 
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further


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 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Norman Grimsley as a symbol of our esteem and 
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respect.