Full Text of HR0934 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Vanessa | 4 | | Ann Rich of Chicago, who passed away on December 27, 2015 at | 5 | | the age of 64; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Vanessa Rich served as the City of Chicago Deputy | 7 | | Commissioner
for the Department of Family and Support Services; | 8 | | and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Vanessa Rich had a long and dedicated career with | 10 | | the National Head Start Association (NHSA); she joined Head | 11 | | Start in 1965 as a youth volunteer in the first summer program | 12 | | offered in Rock Island District 41; she taught in the Rock | 13 | | Island Head Start program; in 1972, she became the teacher and | 14 | | director for Galesburg's Head Start Operation for Pre-School | 15 | | Education (HOPE), a one-classroom, 30-student
program; in | 16 | | 1974, she joined Head Start Directors from around the country | 17 | | at the
first National Head Start directors meeting in Chicago, | 18 | | where she became a member of several
organizational committees, | 19 | | including Conference and By-laws; she later became President of | 20 | | the Illinois
Directors Association and represented Illinois on | 21 | | the Directors Board; in the early 1980s, she moved to Chicago | 22 | | after her one-room program had developed into a multi-county | 23 | | program, serving over 200 families; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, While in Chicago, Vanessa Rich joined the Training | 2 | | and Technical Assistance provider for Region V CSR, | 3 | | Incorporated; she served as Lead Consultant and Director for 4 | 4 | | years; in the late 1980s, she took a position with City | 5 | | Colleges of
Chicago as Dean of Adult Learning and continued to | 6 | | serve Head Start at State, regional, and national levels; she | 7 | | continued to work and serve on numerous Association committees | 8 | | and boards; she served as President of Center Circle, Inc. and | 9 | | provided training,
technical assistance, and support to | 10 | | programs in all 50 states and territories; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Throughout her career, Vanessa Rich worked in many | 12 | | positions with many organizations and received numerous | 13 | | accolades, including 1979 International Year of the Child - | 14 | | Carter Administration;
Department of Health Education and | 15 | | Welfare Policy Caucus (1977) Jim Robinson;
NHSA Head Start | 16 | | Performance Standard Committee (1995);
International | 17 | | Association of Business Communicators Golden Quill Award for | 18 | | Multilingual
Communication - Head Start Increasing Latino | 19 | | Enrollment (2005 & 2006);
Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos Community | 20 | | Involvement Award (2011);
served as a Head Start reviewer;
| 21 | | Chicago Association for Education of Young Children - Head | 22 | | Start representative;
Illinois Association for Education of | 23 | | Young Children - Head Start representative;
Chicago Coalition | 24 | | of Site Administered Child Care Program for outstanding |
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| 1 | | commitment to improving the quality of child care in Chicago;
| 2 | | Children's Defense Fund Advisory Board;
National Head Start | 3 | | Academy Instructor;
Director Illinois Downstate Coordinated | 4 | | Campaign for Clinton/Braun;
County Liaison for Obama for Senate | 5 | | Committee;
Legislative Committee NHSA
Parent Affiliate | 6 | | Organizing Committee (1974);
Region V Outstanding Head Start | 7 | | Director;
City College Woman of the Year;
Illinois Head Start | 8 | | Association Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Award;
| 9 | | Illinois Head Start Association Silver Anniversary Service | 10 | | Award;
board member for Illinois Head Start Association, | 11 | | Friends Association, and Directors Association;
board member | 12 | | Region V Association; past President Illinois Director | 13 | | Association;
keynote National Parent Association;
Early | 14 | | Learning Council (Governor Appointee);
Illinois Child Care | 15 | | Advisory Council (Governor Appointee);
Day Care Action Council - | 16 | | Head Start representative;
Illinois Health System Agency - | 17 | | Head Start representative;
provided testimony for Illinois | 18 | | General Assembly;
provided testimony for Knox County Board of | 19 | | Supervisors;
member of the President Clinton Crime Commission | 20 | | Summit;
NHSA Strategic Planning Committee;
NHSA Monitoring | 21 | | Task Force;
NHSA Champions of Change;
Illinois Race to the Top | 22 | | Ad Hoc Planning Committee;
NHSA Government Affairs Committee;
| 23 | | NHSA Performance Standards Committee;
convened and sponsored | 24 | | the Head Start Policy Project; and
| 25 | | WHEREAS, Vanessa Rich was the beloved mother of Seth Justin |
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| 1 | | Rich
(Veronica) and Vyctoria Jamie Kranz (Gregory); the loving
| 2 | | sister of Richard Hudson (Aloyce), Ronald Hudson (Ree),
and | 3 | | Crystal Hudson-Jones (Keith); the proud grandmother of
Alecia, | 4 | | Brittney, Maritza, James, Zachary, Seth Xavier,
Isaiah, and one | 5 | | great-grandchild, Edwin; the aunt to
many nieces and nephews; | 6 | | and friend to all; therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 8 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 9 | | mourn the passing of Vanessa Ann Rich, and extend our sincere | 10 | | condolences to her family, friends, and all who knew and loved | 11 | | her; and be it further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to the family of Vanessa Rich as an expression of our | 14 | | deepest sympathy.
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