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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, Sister Jeannine Butler, O.P., was born in
3 Madison, Wisconsin, and was educated in Wisconsin through her
4 college years; and
5 WHEREAS, Sister Jeannine Butler entered the Sinsinawa
6 Dominican Order in 1948; and
7 WHEREAS, Sister Jeannine Butler has greatly contributed
8 to the academic and spiritual life of the parishes that she
9 has been associated with, including her service as a teacher
10 at St. Basil's School in Omaha, Nebraska, St. Philip Beizi in
11 Chicago, St. Luke's School in River Forest, and St. Sabina's
12 School in Chicago; and
13 WHEREAS, Sister Jeannine Butler was appointed Principal
14 at St. Barnabas School in 1971, where she served in that
15 capacity for 11 years; and
16 WHEREAS, Sister Jeannine Butler was then appointed
17 Principal at St. Helena of the Cross School, where she has
18 served in that capacity for 17 years; and
19 WHEREAS, Sister Jeannine Butler expressed both her love
20 for children and for peace and justice for all human beings
21 when she served as a teacher during the 1960's Civil Rights
22 movement in Alabama; and
23 WHEREAS, Throughout her life, Sister Jeannine Butler
24 loved and cared for her dear mother; and
25 WHEREAS, Sister Jeannine Butler further expressed her
26 devotion to her order and her church by serving a one year
27 sabbatical in the Lands of the Bible; and
28 WHEREAS, Sister Jeannine Butler exemplifies the Sinsinawa
29 Dominican precepts Veritas and Caritas through her teaching
30 and her prayers; and
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1 WHEREAS, Sister Jeannine Butler celebrated her 50th
2 anniversary as a Sister of the Sinsinawa Dominican Order on
3 October 30, 1999 at St. Helena of the Cross; therefore, be it
4 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
5 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
6 we congratulate Sister Jeannine Butler on the occasion of her
7 50th Jubilee and extend our best wishes to her for the
8 future; and be it further
9 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10 presented to her as a token of our admiration and respect.