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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, Bettye Wehrli was presented with the annual
3 "Woman of the Year" award by the Naperville branch of the
4 American Association of University Women on May 5, 2001, in
5 honor of her remarkable contributions to the Naperville
6 community during a period that spans three decades; and
7 WHEREAS, Bettye Wehrli served as co-chairperson of the
8 first Little Friends Benefit Auction 25 years ago, was a
9 member of the first Naper Settlement Museum Board, and served
10 on the Bicentennial Committee to restore Naperville's Central
11 Park in 1976; and
12 WHEREAS, Service to the Naperville Heritage Society has
13 been a theme throughout her ongoing volunteer efforts; she
14 has been the chairperson of the Heritage Society Antiques
15 Show, chairperson of the Heritage Society Dinner-Dance
16 fundraiser, and, for three years, chairperson of the Heritage
17 Society House Walk; and
18 WHEREAS, Bettye Wehrli was among the leaders who helped
19 to create the first phase of the Naperville Riverwalk, which
20 is now a community landmark; and
21 WHEREAS, Presently employed as community liaison of
22 Neuqua Valley High School, Bettye Wehrli is a member of the
23 Exchange Club, the Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce
24 Education Committee, and Central Area Naperville Development
25 Organization; she is a trustee of the Naperville Libraries;
26 and
27 WHEREAS, Bettye Wehrli is a volunteer coordinator of
28 Illinois historic tours; she is a board member of the
29 Naperville Associates of the Art Institute of Chicago; and
30 WHEREAS, As a wife and mother, Bettye Wehrli has set an
31 example of achieving an ideal balance between serving her
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1 family and community concurrently; and
2 WHEREAS, Cheerful and compassionate as a friend and as a
3 community leader, Bettye Wehrli has inspired one of her
4 long-time friends to observe, "Wherever in Naperville anyone
5 finds things bright and beautiful or wise and wonderful,
6 there is Bettye Wehrli"; therefore, be it
7 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
8 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
9 we congratulate Bettye Wehrli on the receipt of the annual
10 "Woman of the Year Award" by the Naperville branch of the
11 American Association of University Women; and be it further
12 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
13 presented to Bettye Wehrli.