HR1342 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate Bernice Patterson Wilson on her retirement as an educator in the East St. Louis Public Schools, District #189; and

WHEREAS, She has over 40 years of service as an educator in the East St. Louis Public School, District #189; and

WHEREAS, She has significant commendations for exceptional professional performance; the countless honors and recognitions from the School District, the State of Illinois, your peers, and parents, exemplify the consistency of excellence in deliverables; and

WHEREAS, She has went beyond the call of duty service, including creating and managing awards programs, May Day events, cheer leader training, text book review and selection, and problem-solving budgeting plans on every level that influences quality education; and

WHEREAS, She has shown extra-ordinary caring of her students well-being inside the classroom and outside while touching the lives of their extended families as well; and

WHEREAS, Her uninterrupted commitment to educate through multiple generations who hold the Wilson effect close to their hearts, but mostly their character; and

WHEREAS, Her tenacity to continue her own education and skill development in line with trends, new methodologies, and technology to keep herself competitive and formidable as an educator; and

WHEREAS, She has planted seeds of excellence, knowledge, and compassion in the minds and character of her students, her peers, and supervisors; they have taken root and she will enjoy the fruits of her labor for times to come; hers is the model, and hers is the template for others to follow for generations to come; and

WHEREAS, Therefore, upon her retirement, as a fellow East St. Louisan and product of the East St. Louis Public Schools, Representative Washington proudly exalts her for her contributions and stands confident that we will all benefit as she transitions into her next phase of service; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Bernice Patterson Wilson on her retirement and wish her the best in her future endeavors; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Bernice Patterson Wilson as a symbol of our respect.