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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate Linda McDermott,
4 Clerk of the Village of Roselle, on her retirement; and
 
5     WHEREAS, She was appointed to the position by former Mayor
6 Sandra Birdsall in 1987; and
 
7     WHEREAS, She is a 35-year resident of Roselle and the
8 mother of three; and
 
9     WHEREAS, In 2002, she was honored by former Lieutenant
10 Governor Corinne Wood as one of the Illinois Women of
11 Achievement for her exemplary commitment to public service; and
 
12     WHEREAS, She loves her community and can always be seen at
13 the Rose Festival, the July 4th Festivities, Concerts in the
14 Park, the Main Street Market, and the Taste of Roselle; and
 
15     WHEREAS, She volunteers at the Roselle United Methodist
16 Church, where she is involved in refugee resettlement and child
17 advocacy; in addition, she volunteers at Friends of the Library
18 and Public Action to Deliver Shelter (PADS); she has served on
19 the Rose Queen Pageant Committee, the Fire Pension Board, the
20 TIF Commission, the Character Counts Coalition, the Taste of

 

 

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1 Roselle Commission, the Sister Cities Commission, the Board of
2 Directors of the American Cancer Society as the communications
3 chairman, particularly Relay for Life, the Campanelli YMCA,
4 where she served on the Executive Committee as Secretary,
5 Member at Large, and is currently Treasurer; and she
6 represented the Village of Roselle as part of a traveling
7 delegation to Roselle's sister city, Bochnia, Poland; and
 
8     WHEREAS, She has been a member of the DuPage Municipal
9 Clerks since 1988, serving as President from June of 2000
10 through June of 2001; and she has been a member of the
11 North/Northwest Cook County Municipal Clerks since 1988;
12 therefore, be it
 
13     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
14 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
15 congratulate Linda McDermott and wish her the best in her
16 future endeavors; and be it further
 
17     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
18 presented to Linda McDermott as a symbol of our respect and
19 esteem.