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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Dr. Charles "Charlie"
4Martinez of Chicago for being the first ever recipient of the
5Direct Energy and Tribune Media Group's Chicago Volunteer
6Citizen of the year award; and
 
7    WHEREAS, The Volunteer Citizen of the Year Award is
8designed to recognize those citizens in the Chicago area that
9go above and beyond for their communities; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Six years ago, Dr. Martinez and his boyhood
11friend, the late George Maltezos, decided to start a free
12primary care clinic on the belief that all people, regardless
13of socio-economic status, have the right to quality health
14care; and
 
15    WHEREAS, While most people in their 70s are thinking about
16retirement, instead, Dr. Martinez, a former nuclear medicine
17specialist, volunteers 5 days a week, mostly 8 hours per day,
18at the Old Irving Park Community Clinic, by leading the medical
19staff, networking within the community to obtain free tests and
20specialist referrals, and advocating and offering advice for
21patients, which numbered more than 3,000, free of cost last
22year; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Dr. Martinez will be honored on June 18, 2013 at
2the Tribune Tower in recognition of his service to his
3community; therefore, be it
 
4    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
5NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
6we congratulate and honor Dr. Charles Martinez for being an
7outstanding volunteer and for being the recipient of the first
8ever Direct Energy and Tribune Media Group's Chicago Volunteer
9Citizen of the Year award; and be it further
 
10    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11presented to Dr. Charles Martinez as a symbol of our respect
12and esteem.