Full Text of SR0973 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Lisa Ann LaForge, who passed away on June | 4 | | 29, 2017; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Lisa LaForge spent her career as a social worker, | 6 | | and she was committed to helping the clients of the Family | 7 | | Service Association of Greater Elgin, where she was the | 8 | | Executive Director; she worked tirelessly with the Board, the | 9 | | leadership team of the association, and staff to improve the | 10 | | lives of many; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, One of Lisa LaForge's crowning achievements was | 12 | | the instrumental role she played in starting the Screening, | 13 | | Assessment, and Support Services Program in the State of | 14 | | Illinois; she was the leader that brought the program to Family | 15 | | Service Association; she worked together with Illinois | 16 | | officials for many years to bring together a crisis system that | 17 | | was, and still is, responsive to youth experiencing significant | 18 | | mental health distress; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Lisa LaForge also played a substantial role in the | 20 | | Mental Health Juvenile Justice Program; she worked together | 21 | | with local courts, the juvenile detention center, and probation | 22 | | departments to create a work flow that allowed for youth to |
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| 1 | | receive community based services prior to their release from | 2 | | the detention center; she was a pioneer, and she won the Elgin | 3 | | Image Award for her outstanding work in advocacy while also | 4 | | running a highly reputable, financially solvent organization | 5 | | that responds to community needs; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Lisa LaForge was a good friend, mentor and | 7 | | colleague to many; she was a dedicated daughter, sister, and | 8 | | aunt; she was fun and funny, regaling all with a wicked sense | 9 | | of humor and an infectious laugh; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Lisa LaForge is survived by her parents, Peter and | 11 | | Peggy LaForge; her brothers, Philip (Patricia) and Steven | 12 | | (Julie); her nieces and nephews, Peter, Claire, Jonathan, and | 13 | | Lorisa; and many cousins; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | 16 | | Lisa Ann LaForge and extend our sincere condolences to her | 17 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it | 18 | | further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to the family of Lisa LaForge as an expression of our | 21 | | deepest sympathy.
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