Bill Text: IL HR0369 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Richard Lockhart on his retirement.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-09 - Resolution Adopted 112-000-000 [HR0369 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR0369-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, It has come to the attention of the Illinois House | ||||||
3 | of Representatives that distinguished lobbyist Richard "Dick" | ||||||
4 | Lockhart has recently
announced that he will be retiring at the | ||||||
5 | end of this session after 59 years as a registered lobbyist; | ||||||
6 | and
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7 | WHEREAS, Richard Lockhart was born in Lima, Ohio on January | ||||||
8 | 20, 1924; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Richard Lockhart enlisted in the United States | ||||||
10 | Army in 1943; during his time in the service he was held
as a | ||||||
11 | prisoner of war in 1945, and as a result of his bravery and | ||||||
12 | selflessness, he was awarded the Bronze Star and
the Combat | ||||||
13 | Infantryman Badge; he was honorably discharged from service on | ||||||
14 | December 12, 1945; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Richard Lockhart returned to Chicago and | ||||||
16 | continued his education at Northwestern University
Evening | ||||||
17 | School in 1946; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Richard Lockhart married Dorothy Phelps in 1948 | ||||||
19 | and together they raised two children,
Lisa and David; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Richard Lockhart pursued a career focused on |
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1 | politics, forming a lobbying and consulting firm,
Social | ||||||
2 | Engineering Associates in 1958; he published a nonpartisan | ||||||
3 | newsletter, "The Illinois Political Reporter" beginning in | ||||||
4 | 1961 until 1986; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Richard Lockhart was named as one of the "10 Best | ||||||
6 | Lobbyists in Illinois" by the Chicago Sun-Times; he served as a | ||||||
7 | special consultant to the President of the Constitutional | ||||||
8 | Convention in 1970, as
speaker of the Illinois Third House in | ||||||
9 | 1981, and in 2004, he was the recipient of the Illinois Third | ||||||
10 | House
Lifetime Achievement Award; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Richard Lockhart has authored numerous works, | ||||||
12 | including, "The Legislative Process and the Pursuit of Virtue", | ||||||
13 | "Words Wise and
Otherwise", and "Lockhart Logic", as well as | ||||||
14 | compiling a World War II memoir in which he eagerly
shares his | ||||||
15 | vast knowledge with friends and strangers alike; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Richard Lockhart has, throughout his lifetime, | ||||||
17 | given generously to support the United States Holocaust
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18 | Memorial Museum, the Illinois State Library, and the Allen | ||||||
19 | County Public Library in Ft. Wayne, Indiana; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Richard Lockhart has admirably served numerous | ||||||
21 | clients over his career including: the Illinois Credit Union | ||||||
22 | League, the Illinois Mental Health Association, the Illinois |
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1 | School Psychologists Association, the Condominium Association | ||||||
2 | of Chicago, the Retired Chicago Teachers Association, the State | ||||||
3 | University Annuitants Association, and many other groups; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Upon retirement, Richard Lockhart plans to write a | ||||||
5 | civics guide on lobbying and the legislative process; | ||||||
6 | therefore, be it
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7 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
8 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
9 | hereby extend our best wishes to Richard "Dick" Lockhart on the | ||||||
10 | occasion of his retirement and commend him for his years of | ||||||
11 | dedication to the people of the State of Illinois; and be it | ||||||
12 | further
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13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
14 | presented to Richard Lockhart as an expression of our
esteem | ||||||
15 | and respect.
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