Bill Text: IL HR0303 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizes Stanley Campbell on his many years of dedicated service and activism in pursuit of a better community.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-18 - Resolution Adopted [HR0303 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HR0303-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to recognize Stanley Campbell on the | ||||||
| 4 | occasion of his many years of dedicated service and activism | ||||||
| 5 | in pursuit of a better community; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Stanley Campbell was hired as director of | ||||||
| 7 | Rockford Urban Ministries in 1985 and has served in that role | ||||||
| 8 | for the past 38 years; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Stanley Campbell is the founder of numerous | ||||||
| 10 | non-profit organizations, including the Rock River Valley Food | ||||||
| 11 | Pantry, JustGoods fair trade market, Rockford Work Camps, and | ||||||
| 12 | Harm Reduction Outreach; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Stanley Campbell is a tireless advocate for a | ||||||
| 14 | variety of important issues, including helping those less | ||||||
| 15 | fortunate, building safer communities, and increasing | ||||||
| 16 | involvement in mission and peace issues; beyond bringing | ||||||
| 17 | awareness to these and other pressing issues, he is never | ||||||
| 18 | afraid to do the work necessary to find long-term, meaningful | ||||||
| 19 | solutions; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Stanley Campbell has overseen the organization of | ||||||
| 21 | numerous community events, including the CROP Hunger Walk and | ||||||
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| 1 | Good Friday Walk for Justice, has established lasting | ||||||
| 2 | community partnerships, and has strengthened collaboration | ||||||
| 3 | between leaders of faith in pursuit of the causes of peace and | ||||||
| 4 | justice for the Rockford community; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Stanley Campbell will retire from the Rockford | ||||||
| 6 | Urban Ministries in the summer of 2023, ending an impressive | ||||||
| 7 | career dedicated to uplifting the community and people he | ||||||
| 8 | loves so dearly; therefore, be it
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| 9 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 10 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 11 | we recognize and applaud Stanley Campbell's many years of | ||||||
| 12 | outstanding service and dedication to the Rockford community | ||||||
| 13 | and wish him happiness and great success in his future | ||||||
| 14 | endeavors; and be it further
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| 15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 16 | presented to Stanley Campbell as a symbol of our esteem and | ||||||
| 17 | respect.
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