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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, James Durkan of Indian Head Park has been named
3 Man of the Year by the West Suburban Chamber of Commerce in La
4 Grange; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Jim Durkan is president and CEO of Community
6 Memorial Foundation, which was established in August 1995
7 following the sale of La Grange Memorial Hospital; the
8 Foundation has a mission to improve the health of people who
9 live and work in the western suburbs of Chicago, with strategic
10 initiatives in building organizational effectiveness, early
11 childhood development, youth development, and older adult
12 support; and
 
13     WHEREAS, Mr. Durkan's experience in the volunteer and
14 community sectors includes serving as President of the Hinsdale
15 Center for the Arts Board, member of the Board of Pets & Pals
16 Charities, member of the Board of Directors of Harris Bank
17 Central Region, and board member-elect of the Siragusa
18 Foundation in Chicago; and
 
19     WHEREAS, Mr. Durkan also serves on the following
20 committees: the Health Affinity Group of the Donors Forum of
21 Chicago; Grantmakers in Aging 2006 Annual Conference Program
22 Planning Committee; the "Aging Well" Governing Council
23 (co-chair); the Zook Home & Studio Preservation Committee; the
24 Hinsdale Health & Welfare Planning Committee; the Chicago
25 Sister Cities International Committee; the State of Illinois
26 Charitable Advisory Council; the State of Illinois Assuring
27 Better Child Health and Development Initiative; and the West
28 Suburban Chamber of Commerce Golf Committee, of which he is
29 Chair; he also served as past president of the West Suburban
30 Chamber of Commerce and Industry and board director of the
31 Donors Forum of Chicago; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, Prior to joining Community Memorial Foundation,
2 Mr. Durkan worked in marketing, strategic planning, and fund
3 development for hospitals in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and
4 Illinois; he was educated at St. Patrick's College in Ireland
5 and received his M.B.A. from the Keller Graduate School of
6 Management in Chicago; therefore, be it
 
7     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
8 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
9 we congratulate James Durkan on being named Man of the Year by
10 the West Suburban Chamber of Commerce, and we wish him
11 continued success in all his future endeavors; and be it
12 further
 
13     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
14 presented to James Durkan as an expression of our esteem.