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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to honor the service of our colleague, | ||||||
| 4 | State Representative Natalie Phelps Finnie; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Representative Phelps Finnie was born to David and | ||||||
| 6 | Leslie Phelps and raised in Eldorado along with her siblings, | ||||||
| 7 | Brooke, Gretchen, and Luke; she attended Eldorado High School; | ||||||
| 8 | she received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the | ||||||
| 9 | University of Southern Indiana Evansville, earned her masters | ||||||
| 10 | degree in nursing from Vanderbilt University, and became a | ||||||
| 11 | family nurse practitioner; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Representative Phelps Finnie has devoted her life | ||||||
| 13 | to healing the sick and wounded; she is an active member of | ||||||
| 14 | Star Church in Eldorado, where she leads efforts to help the | ||||||
| 15 | youth of her faith community; along with her siblings, she | ||||||
| 16 | sings the gospel across Southern Illinois as part of The Phelps | ||||||
| 17 | Sisters; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Representative Phelps Finnie spent her time in | ||||||
| 19 | office advocating for the neediest members of the Southern | ||||||
| 20 | Illinois community, whom she cared for as the primary care | ||||||
| 21 | provider at the Gallatin County Wellness Center while also | ||||||
| 22 | serving in the Legislature; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Representative Phelps Finnie has fought to end the | ||||||
| 2 | cycle of generational poverty in Southern Illinois, advocating | ||||||
| 3 | for improvements to schools, access to job training | ||||||
| 4 | opportunities, and increased resources for those suffering | ||||||
| 5 | from addiction and mental illness; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Representative Phelps Finnie has served as an | ||||||
| 7 | unwavering voice for agriculture, coal, and the small business | ||||||
| 8 | owners of her region; she and her husband, Kyle, have raised | ||||||
| 9 | their three children, Lilly, Addy, and Clay, on their family | ||||||
| 10 | cattle ranch; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Representative Phelps Finnie's passion for | ||||||
| 12 | serving others and her dedication to ensuring the children of | ||||||
| 13 | Southern Illinois have a strong foundation for a bright future | ||||||
| 14 | will leave a lasting impression on the people of the 118th | ||||||
| 15 | District; therefore, be it
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| 16 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 17 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 18 | congratulate and honor State Representative Natalie Phelps | ||||||
| 19 | Finnie for her dedicated service as a member of the Illinois | ||||||
| 20 | House of Representatives, and we wish her the best in her | ||||||
| 21 | future endeavors; and be it further
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| 1 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 2 | presented to Representative Phelps Finnie as an expression of | ||||||
| 3 | our esteem and respect.
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