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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to honor milestones in the lives
4 of citizens of the State of Illinois; and
5 WHEREAS, Admiral Archie Clemins recently retired from the
6 United States Navy; he became the 28th Commander in Chief of
7 the United States Pacific Fleet on November 7, 1996; Admiral
8 Clemins was responsible for 102 million square miles, more
9 than 190 ships and submarines, 1,500 aircraft, and 193,500
10 sailors and marines; and
11 WHEREAS, Admiral Clemins was born in Mt.Vernon, Illinois;
12 he was commissioned at the Naval Reserve Officer's Training
13 Unit at the University of Illinois; he received a Bachelor's
14 degree in Electrical Engineering in February of 1966 and a
15 Master's degree in 1972, both from the University of
16 Illinois; and
17 WHEREAS, Upon completion of the Naval Nuclear Power
18 program, Admiral Clemins served tours on both ballistic
19 missile and attack submarines; he served as Executive Officer
20 of the USS PARCHE (SSN 683) and Commanding Officer of the USS
21 POGY (SSN 647); he also commanded Submarine Group SEVEN and
22 was the Chief of Staff to Commander, SEVENTH fleet; and
23 WHEREAS, Admiral Clemins was promoted to Rear Admiral in
24 1991; his flag assignments included Commander, Training
25 Command, U.S. Pacific Fleet; the first head of the Navy's
26 Commander in Chief (CINC) Liaison Division (CNO N83); Deputy
27 and Chief of Staff to Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic
28 Fleet; and Commander, SEVENTH Fleet; and
29 WHEREAS, Admiral Clemins is an advocate for the
30 accelerated use of information technology in the military for
31 tactical and non-tactical support missions; and
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1 WHEREAS, Upon Admiral Clemins retirement from the United
2 States Navy in 1999 he began traveling around Southern
3 Illinois, visiting schools and providing motivational talks
4 to young students; therefore, be it
5 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
6 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
7 we congratulate Admiral Archie Clemins on his retirement from
8 the United States Navy and we thank him for his continued
9 work as a motivational speaker to the young people of
10 Southern Illinois; and be it further
11 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12 presented to Admiral Archie Clemins.