HR1007 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to honor Henry Eilers and Ken Schaal on receiving the Hillsboro Sertoma Club's Service to Mankind Award; and

WHEREAS, Henry Eilers, a retired nursery owner from Litchfield, and Ken Schaal, a retired teacher from Hillsboro, have both been leaders in the work with the Natural Area Guardians (NAGS), Shoal Creek Volunteers, and at Bremer Sanctuary; and

WHEREAS, Henry Eilers was born in Germany; he and his wife, Ursula, established H&E Nursery in Litchfield in 1960; he convinced the city of Litchfield to set aside the Shoal Creek Conservation Area, home to over 700 species of plants, 80 butterflies, and numerous species of mushrooms and birds, sometimes including nesting bald eagles; he is also active at Bremer Sanctuary in Hillsboro, as well as NAGS, which oversees the county-owned rail trail between Hillsboro and Butler and the prairie restoration area on Route 66; and

WHEREAS, Ken Schaal is also active in NAGS and at Bremer Sanctuary, and serves on the Illinois Audubon Society's sanctuary committee; he taught at Hillsboro High School from 1970 until retiring, and, during his tenure, established and maintained the nature trail; he also helped organize the first recycling efforts in Hillsboro that eventually led to the establishment of Montgomery County Recycling; and

WHEREAS, Both men received the awards on March 22, 2012; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Henry Eilers and Ken Schaal on receiving the Service to Mankind Award and wish them continued success in the future; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Henry Eilers and Ken Schaal as a symbol of our respect and esteem.