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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are honored to recognize notable achievements
4 in the lives of the citizens of the State of Illinois; and
5 WHEREAS, The Illinois Department of Aging announced that
6 Linda Warner of Effingham is one of the recipients of the
7 Governor's Awards for Unique Achievement; and
8 WHEREAS, Linda Warner was nominated by the Midland Area
9 Agency on Aging; she is a Mental Health and Aging Systems
10 Integration Senior Outreach Worker; and
11 WHEREAS, As an outreach worker and
12 gerontological-psychological specialist, Linda Warner has
13 worked to identify seniors with mental health needs and to
14 find the most effective help available; and
15 WHEREAS, The result of Linda's (and her co-workers) work
16 is a 28 county, active, varied, cooperative system to improve
17 the mental health of seniors in southern Illinois; and
18 WHEREAS, Organizations and community programs are working
19 together to provide education, reduce barriers, and lead
20 individuals to help that addresses their mental health needs;
21 Linda Warner's efforts have sparked active, productive,
22 exciting projects dealing with a subject area that has been
23 talked about, and worried about, but not productively dealt
24 with for many years; and
25 WHEREAS, In celebration of Older Americans Month, Linda
26 Warner was honored along with the other recipients at a
27 ceremony on May 14, 2003, at the Executive Mansion in
28 Springfield; therefore, be it
29 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
30 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
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1 we congratulate Linda Warner of Effingham on being a
2 recipient of the Governor's Awards for Unique Achievement for
3 her dedication and committed service as a Mental Health and
4 Aging Systems Integration Senior Outreach Worker; and be it
5 further
6 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7 presented to Linda Warner as an expression of our esteem.