Full Text of HR0763 96th General Assembly
HR0763 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate Mary Ann Ahl on the | 4 |
| occasion of winning the 2009 Illinois Library Association | 5 |
| Trustee of the Year Award; and
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| WHEREAS, Mary Ann Ahl has served on the Orland Park Public | 7 |
| Library Board for over 30 years, including terms as President, | 8 |
| Vice-President, Treasurer, and Secretary of the Board; during | 9 |
| her tenure with the Board, the Library has grown from a small | 10 |
| library serving a community of about 20,000 to a nationally | 11 |
| recognized community which serves nearly 70,000 people; and
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| WHEREAS, Mary Ann Ahl's experience and dedication | 13 |
| contributed greatly to the passage of a successful referendum | 14 |
| that passed by a two-thirds vote; the referendum enabled the | 15 |
| Library to grow to 3 times the size of the original facility | 16 |
| and provide services for the surrounding communities; and
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| WHEREAS, Mary Ann Ahl has attended numerous ALA and ILA | 18 |
| Conferences and LACONI Trustee functions to hear what other | 19 |
| libraries are doing to provide services to their patrons, so | 20 |
| that the Orland Park Public Library can remain as | 21 |
| reader-centric as possible; and
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| WHEREAS, Mary Ann Ahl was employed as an emergency room | 2 |
| nurse for Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn until her retirement; and
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| WHEREAS, Mary Ann Ahl and her husband, Tom, have been | 4 |
| married for over 40 years; together, they have 3 children, John | 5 |
| (wife, Anita), Michael, and Amy, and 5 grandchildren, Tommy, | 6 |
| Lily, Brianna, Adam, and Amanda; and | 7 |
| WHEREAS, Mary Ann Ahl serves as a model of hard work, | 8 |
| integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | 9 |
| Illinois; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 12 |
| congratulate Mary Ann Ahl on the occasion of winning the 2009 | 13 |
| Illinois Library Association Trustee of the Year Award and wish | 14 |
| her continued success and happiness in the future; and be it | 15 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 |
| presented to Mary Ann Ahl as a symbol of our esteem and | 18 |
| respect.
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