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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Garvin G. Ambrose on the
4occasion of his appointment by Connecticut Governor Dannel P.
5Malloy to the position of State Victim Advocate; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Garvin Ambrose was unanimously selected by the
7Victim Advocate Advisory Committee and recommended to the
8Governor of Connecticut to serve as the state's Victim
9Advocate, charged with the responsibility of advising the
10Connecticut General Assembly on system-wide improvements to
11state services for victims of crime; Mr. Ambrose will continue
12to advocate for victims in court and work with private and
13public agencies to enforce the constitutional rights of
14victims; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Garvin Ambrose has recently served as the
16Executive Assistant State's Attorney and Legislative Liaison
17for the Cook County State's Attorney's Office; he has assisted
18in the development of state-wide legislative and policy
19initiatives that encompassed issues on civil, criminal, and
20family law; and
 
21    WHEREAS, Garvin Ambrose began his post-doctoral career as
22an Assistant State's Attorney in Cook County in the Public

 

 

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1Interest Bureau, Child Support Enforcement Division, where he
2advocated on behalf of the Department of Healthcare and Family
3Services by establishing and enforcing paternity; he was later
4promoted into the Juvenile Justice Bureau, where he served in
5the Child Protection Division and the Juvenile Delinquency
6Division; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Garvin Ambrose's passion for helping and
8influencing the lives of others extends into his work as an
9assistant track and field coach at the University of Illinois
10at Chicago; as a USATF Level 1 Certified Coach, he has led his
11high jump athletes to many victories in state and national
12competitions; he also mentors his athletes of the track, taking
13them to cultural events, conversing with their professors about
14grades, and helping them to steer through administrative
15difficulties on campus; therefore, be it
 
16    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
17NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
18we honor Garvin G. Ambrose's years of advocacy and service to
19the citizens of Cook County and wish him well in his future
20endeavors; and be it further
 
21    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
22presented to Garvin Ambrose as an expression of our esteem and
23respect.