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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Richard Clemmons, director of External Relations, |
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| President's Office for the Illinois Farm Bureau (IFB), will |
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| retire from his position on June 30, 2006, after 36 years of |
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| service; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Clemmons has held a number of management |
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| positions during his 36-year career with Illinois Farm Bureau, |
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| primarily working in government affairs areas dealing with |
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| various local and State legislative issues and concerns; and
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| WHEREAS, He began his career with IFB in 1970 while still a |
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| student at Illinois State University (ISU); after graduating, |
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| he served as county executive secretary for the Mason County |
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| Farm Bureau; in 1976, he became assistant director of Local |
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| Government and Government Affairs for IFB; from 1981 to the |
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| present, he has held a number of director level positions |
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| within the Farm Bureau organization; and
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| WHEREAS, He holds a bachelor degree in education from |
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| Illinois State University; he was a registered lobbyist in |
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| Illinois and served on the organizing committee for the |
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| Illinois Council for Food and Agricultural Research; and
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| WHEREAS, He sits on the ISU Alumni Association Board of |
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| Directors, the ISU Foundation Board, and is the immediate past |
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| president of the alumni board; he is the current chair of the |
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| State 4-H Foundation Board for the University of Illinois and |
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| is a current member of the Normal (Illinois) Kiwanis Club; he |
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| is a past member of the Town of Normal Zoning Board of Appeals |
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| and Planning Commission and served on The Baby Fold Board for |
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| nine years; and
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| WHEREAS, Rich Clemmons married Gretchen on February 21, |
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| 1970; he is the father of Sarah, Erin, and Chris; therefore, be |