OTTAWA – Last month, the LaSalle County Health Department announced two of their Board of Health members are retiring. William Johnson is retiring from the Board of Health after 23 years of service. Mr. Johnson joined the board as a County Board member in 1999. After leaving the County Board he continued to serve on the Board of Health as a member at large. Mr. Johnson was elected and has served as Board of Health President since 2002.Jack Wayland is retiring from the Board of Health after 35 years of service. Mr. Wayland has served since the first meeting of the Board of Health in November 1986, after the Health Department was created. Mr. Wayland served as the Board of Health Treasurer from 1986 until 2002 and then as the Board’s Vice President since 2008.
According to Chris Pozzi, the Department’s Administrator, “both board members will be sorely missed. Their history, experience, and dedication serving the Health Board, the residents of LaSalle County, and the Department can not be replaced. I appreciate all the support they have shown the Health Department and staff over the years.”
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