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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish congratulate Donna Marie Pezzuto on the
4occasion of her retirement from CJE SeniorLife in Chicago after
5an illustrious career building strong community-based programs
6for older adults; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Donna Pezzuto began her career at CJE SeniorLife,
8which is widely recognized as one of the most innovative and
9effective nonprofit agencies in the United States serving only
10older adults; when CJE was still a young agency, there were
11only 25.5 million adults aged 65 and older living in the United
12States, compared with 40.2 million in 2010 and a projected 55.9
13million by 2020; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Donna Pezzuto devoted the past 33 years to
15building many CJE programs; programs were built on the
16recognition that older adults want to have the choice of living
17happily and safely in community settings, engage with family
18and friends, and that their future depends on having access to
19an infrastructure of community supports; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Donna Pezzuto has held many positions over the
21past decades at CJE, including manager of the Care Resources
22Center, the Congregate Living Facilities, the Intake

 

 

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1Department, and the Neighborhood Advocacy and Consumer
2Assistance departments; she was a Leadership Team member
3helping to develop the Russian Resettlement Program and the
4"Living at Home" program; she also served as Director of the
5Grants and Government Affairs Department, as Senior Director of
6the Healthy Aging Initiatives, and finally, as Vice-President
7of the Healthy Aging and Community Initiatives; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Donna Pezzuto is cherished by her colleagues as
9the best of all team players: she is passionate about the
10outcome, creative, and always willing to take the initiative no
11matter how difficult the task; she is detail-oriented, gracious
12in coaching other staff, including many that she mentored so
13that they could shine in their achievements, and she is always
14trusted by those closest to her as their go-to person because
15of her strategic thinking, her honest and non-judgmental
16support, and her integrity; therefore, be it
 
17    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
18NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
19congratulate Donna Marie Pezzuto on her retirement from CJE
20SeniorLife and wish her a long and equally fruitful retirement;
21and be it further
 
22    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
23presented to Donna Pezzuto as an expression of our esteem and

 

 

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1respect.