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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Chicago
4 HIV/AIDS activist Ann L. Dunmore of South Holland, who passed
5 away on April 24, 2010; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Affectionately known as "Big Momma," she was a
7 tireless advocate, giving voice to the needs of people living
8 with HIV/AIDS; she began her work with the AIDS Alternative
9 Health Project (AAHP) with Michael Brickman; she wanted to
10 improve the lives of other women living with the virus and
11 later began working with the Chicago Women's AIDS Project
12 (CWAP); and
 
13     WHEREAS, Using information learned from AAHP, CWAP, the
14 Chicago Area HIV/AIDS Services Planning Council, the HIV
15 Prevention Regional Implementation Group, the Prevention
16 Community Planning Group, and the AFC Service Providers Council
17 Executive Committee, she created the South Suburban HIV/AIDS
18 Regional Coalition (SSHARC); with clarity of purpose, Ann
19 became the Patient Care Coordinator within the Ambulatory
20 Clinic Network of Cook County; and
 
21     WHEREAS, Ann also worked as the Case Manager and Clinic
22 Coordinator for Altgeld Health Center in Chicago from December

 

 

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1 of 2000 to the present and as Women's Advocate/Outreach
2 Coordinator for the Chicago Women's AIDS Project in Chicago
3 from November of 1998 to the present; and
 
4     WHEREAS, Through her hard work, dedication, and efforts,
5 HIV/AIDS groups across the State and Chicagoland were changed
6 for the better; she advocated in Springfield and within Chicago
7 for the rights of others; and
 
8     WHEREAS, The State of Illinois has lost a true spokesperson
9 and champion for others with the loss of Ann Dunmore;
10 therefore, be it
 
11     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
12 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
13 mourn, along with her family, friends, and the many lives she
14 changed, the passing of Ann Dunmore; and be it further
 
15     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
16 presented to the family and friends of Ann Dunmore as an
17 expression of our sincere sympathy.