HR0842 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate Sherry Gravenstein on the occasion of her retirement as an officer of the County Nursing Home Association of Illinois on December 31, 2007; and

WHEREAS, Sherry Gravenstein has served as administrator of the Stephenson County Nursing Center since 1986; she served on the Governor's Task Force on Health Care Reform from 1993 to 1994; she was appointed by Governor Jim Edgar to the Illinois Nursing Home Administrator's Licensing and Disciplinary Board in June of 1998; she was appointed to the NCRS Board of the National Association of Boards; she also serves on the Illinois Department of Public Health Long-Term Care Advisory Committee; and

WHEREAS, Sherry Gravenstein enjoys cross-stitching, knitting, crocheting, sewing, camping in the Michigan Upper Peninsula with her husband, and visiting lighthouses; and

WHEREAS, Sherry Gravenstein has been married to her husband, Wayne, for 44 years; together, they have 4 children and 8 grandchildren; and

WHEREAS, Sherry Gravenstein has developed a sterling reputation as an excellent leader, whose vast amount of experience and considerable talent helped to create beneficial State policies and valuable oversight into the nursing home industry; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Sherry Gravenstein on the occasion of her retirement as an officer of the County Nursing Home Association of Illinois and wish her continued success and happiness in the future; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Sherry Gravenstein as a symbol of our esteem and respect.