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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois are pleased to congratulate John Gordon, |
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| Chairman of the Illinois Committee of Blind Vendors, on his |
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| quest to bring awareness to blind vendors in Illinois and to |
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| make the public aware of the plight of blind vendors; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Gordon was born in Chicago; he married Sandra |
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| in June of 1990; he is the father of 4 children, Kelly, Johnny, |
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| April, and Veronica; he has been the Chairman of the Illinois |
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| Committee of Blind Vendors for the last 7 years; and
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| WHEREAS, In his time as chairman, the Committee received |
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| the Employer of the Year award from the Department of Human |
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| Services for extending an arm of employment to people with |
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| disabilities; he is a former member of the Board of Directors |
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| for the Randolph-Sheppard Vendors of America, and, in 1999, he |
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| was named the National Vendor of the Year by that organization; |
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| he currently operates a vending service at Stroger Hospital in |
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| Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, Current State law provides that State agencies |
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| shall give opportunity to blind vendors at State offices; this |
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| program enlarges economic opportunities for the blind; and
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| WHEREAS, In order to bring awareness to this situation and |
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| to make the public aware of the plight of blind vendors, Mr. |
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| Gordon embarked on a walk from Chicago to Springfield on April |
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| 12, 2004; he plans to arrive in Springfield on Tuesday, April |
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| 20, 2004, where he will be joined by friends, supporters, and |
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| blind business people from around the State; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| urge the Office of the Governor and all State agencies to give |
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