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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are pleased to congratulate Neil A. Bosanko of 
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South Chicago on having the Bowen High School Auditorium 
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renamed the Neil A. Bosanko Auditorium in his honor; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Neil Bosanko is a vibrant part of the South 
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Chicago community; he was involved in the Afro-American History 
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Club and worked in his neighborhood of Calumet Heights to 
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arrange block clubs and community-wide clean ups while a 
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student at Bowen High School; and

 
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    WHEREAS, After graduating from high school, Neil Bosanko 
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entered the Peace Corps/VISTA program working in a project 
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under the Governor's office called PROJECT FIND, focusing on 
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the ethnic senior communities around Chicago and the Midwest; 
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he worked to help older adults with language barriers find the 
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services and support agencies they needed; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Neil Bosanko helped found and operate the COPA 
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Arts Center at Bessmer Park; he took a position with the South 
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Chicago Neighborhood House as a youth service coordinator and 
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moved into the directorship of the center,  remaining there for 
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thirteen years; he later became the Executive Director of the 
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South Chicago Chamber of Commerce; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Neil Bosanko continued to give his time and 
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energies to Bowen High School after he graduated; he has been 
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involved as a Local School Council (LSC) member from the 
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beginning; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Neil Bosanko has been a foster parent for over 25 
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years, specializing in teens with behavioral problems; and he 
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has been involved with the community and in leadership roles 
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for over 35 years; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate Neil A. Bosanko of South Chicago on having the 
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Bowen Auditorium renamed the Neil A. Bosanko Auditorium in his 
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honor and thank him for his hard work and dedication to the 
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schools, people, and the youth of his community; and be it 
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further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Neil Bosanko as a symbol of our respect.