Bill Text: IL HR0398 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Anita Gilkey on her retirement from the Chicago Park District after 34 years of service to the community, children, employees, and the parks.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-10-24 - Resolution Adopted [HR0398 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HR0398-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
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| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Anita Gilkey on the
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| 4 | occasion of her retirement from the Chicago Park District; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Anita Gilkey grew up on the southeast side of | ||||||
| 6 | Chicago in the Calumet Heights community, where she learned | ||||||
| 7 | how to play softball and baseball; she played on boys and co-ed | ||||||
| 8 | teams all over the city; she excelled in 11 inch fast pitch | ||||||
| 9 | softball at Kenwood Academy High School, where she also played | ||||||
| 10 | basketball; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Anita Gilkey received an athletic scholarship to | ||||||
| 12 | play basketball at Chicago State University, where she also | ||||||
| 13 | played softball and received a bachelor's degree in | ||||||
| 14 | recreation; she earned a master's degree in the administration | ||||||
| 15 | of physical education and sports from the University of | ||||||
| 16 | Illinois at Chicago; she then received her Illinois State | ||||||
| 17 | teaching certificate and worked as a substitute teacher in the | ||||||
| 18 | public schools; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Anita Gilkey was hired by the Chicago Park | ||||||
| 20 | District as an hourly physical instructor in May 1989; through | ||||||
| 21 | her subsequent 34 year career, she advanced through a variety | ||||||
| 22 | of positions, including monthly physical instructor, | ||||||
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| 1 | playground supervisor, park supervisor, area manager, and | ||||||
| 2 | manager in community engagement; therefore, be it
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| 3 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 4 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 5 | we congratulate Anita Gilkey on her retirement from the | ||||||
| 6 | Chicago Park District after 34 years of service to the | ||||||
| 7 | community, children, employees, and the parks; and be it | ||||||
| 8 | further
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| 9 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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| 10 | presented to Anita Gilkey as a symbol of our esteem and | ||||||
| 11 | respect.
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