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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased congratulate Rosalind L. Wells for
4her 35 years of service to the Southwestern Illinois Central
5Labor Council AFL-CIO in Saint Clair County, Monroe County, and
6Washington County; and
 
7    WHEREAS, The Southwestern Illinois Central Labor Council
8AFL-CIO serves working families, communities, and youth; it
9honors union brothers and sisters in their work and dedication
10to unionism and for their contributions to the good and welfare
11of the community through their participation in voluntary
12social, civic, religious, and educational activities; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Rosalind Wells is a life-long resident of the city
14of East Saint Louis; she attended the East Saint Louis public
15school system, Southern Illinois University, and Maryville
16College; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Rosalind Wells has served the members of the East
18Saint Louis Federation of Teachers Local #1220 (Illinois
19Federation of Teachers/American Federation of Teachers)
20AFL-CIO for over 35 consecutive years as First Vice-President,
21Executive Council Member, Grievance Chairperson, Negotiation
22Team Member, Building Representative, and union lobbyist, as

 

 

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1well as a United Way member, and Salvation Army annual bell
2ringer; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Rosalind Wells has been an educational leader and
4classroom teacher in high school, junior high school, and
5elementary school; she has coached junior high school girls
6basketball and received accolades for services rendered to the
7National Beta Society; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Rosalind Wells has been an officer, usher ministry
9member, youth choir director, Girl Scout leader, and member of
10the Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church of East Saint Louis
11for 30 years; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Rosalind Wells is a member of Delta Sigma Theta
13Sorority; she has been an active member, supporter,
14participant, and volunteer for the Red Cross, senior citizen
15activities, the American Cancer Society, the Multiple
16Sclerosis Society, the National Association for the
17Advancement of Colored People, the National Council of Negro
18Women, and many other community service, civic, social, and
19religious endeavours; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Rosalind Wells was recognized in 2013 as the
21George R. Badgley's Labor Woman of the Year by the Southwestern
22Illinois Central Labor Council AFL-CIO at their annual awards

 

 

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1banquet and recognition program; and
 
2    WHEREAS, Rosalind Wells serves a model of hard work,
3integrity, and dedication for the labor unions and for the
4State of Illinois; therefore, be it
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
6NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
7we congratulate Rosalind L. Wells for her 35 years of service
8to the Southwestern Illinois Central Labor Council AFL-CIO; and
9be it further
 
10    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11presented to Rosalind Wells as an expression of our esteem and
12respect.